TWiV 1225: Poultry flu and SARS-CoV-2
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TWiV reviews the administration’s call for fools gold-standard science, NIH may publish in-house, avian influenza viruses in birds in China, and Omicron pathogenicity and immune responses. Hosts: , , , and Subscribe (free): , , Become a of TWiV! Links for this episode at MicrobeTV Fool’s (Nature) NIH may publish (Stat News) Diversity of (Nat Micro) and immunity (Cell Rep) on TWiV 1225 Timestamps by Ramsey. Thanks! Weekly Picks Kathy – Rich – ...
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TWiV 1224: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
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In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello in dismay examine the MAHA-Make America Health Again-report and its inclusion of fictious studies or “Creative literature degree Medical Science writing”, RFK Jr contradicted by the CDC for COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for children, reduction in MMR vaccine coverage, the ongoing bird flu and measles outbreaks, how the General Accounting Office instructed HHS to fix deficiencies in infectious disease testing before the next pandemic, before Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections...
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TWiV 1223: Someone is guano be sick
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TWiV reviews RFK Jr.”s MAGA report with non-existent literature citations, a new fungus that could further devastate North American bats, surveillance of avian influenza viruses through bird guano in remote regions, and the receptor for HKU5 coronaviruses is ACE2 from Pipistrellus abramus bats. Hosts: , , and Subscribe (free): , , Become a of TWiV! Links for this episode at MicrobeTV in MAGA report (Med Exp) Another fungus for (NY Times) Surveillance of avian influenza through (Nat Commun) ACE2...
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TWiV 1222: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
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In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello discusses vaccination trends, the changes COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for children and pregnant women, easing of vaccination exemptions in Texas, the ongoing measles outbreak globally before Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, whether or not the NB.1.8.1 should be included in the fall 2025 vaccines and concern as confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 rise here and in China, different mechanisms by which to reduce transmission of respiratory pathogens,...
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TWiV 1221: Nonsense mediated decay
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TWiV reviews cuts in National Science Foundation budgets, cuts to Harvard University grants, judge blocks ban on Harvard enrolling international students, DOGE ordered cuts of NIH grants, endemic coronavirus infection induces Fc receptor binding antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, and inherited IFNAR1 deficiency causing adverse reactions to measles and yellow fever infectious vaccines. Hosts: , , and Angela Mingarelli Subscribe (free): , , Become a of TWiV! Links for this episode at MicrobeTV cut to lowest level (NY Times) at Harvard University...
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TWiV 1220: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
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In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello debate the changes in FDA vaccine approval policy especially how it is applied to COVID-19 vaccines and restricts vaccine availability/usage and Novavax’s vaccine, mpox on surfaces and in the air, “bird flu”, the ongoing measles outbreak globally before Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on RSV, benefits of vaccination for infants, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, the high number of childhood deaths during this “flu” season, the May 22 VRBPAC COVID-19 vaccine meeting, where to...
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TWiV 1219: Koalas sweep horse shift
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TWiV reviews pause in the use of Chikungunya vaccine, HHS to stop recommending COVID shots for pregnant women and children, molecular basis for shifted receptor recognition by an encephalitic alphavirus, and evolution of koala retrovirus transcriptional silencing in wild koalas. Hosts: , and Subscribe (free): , , Become a of TWiV! Links for this episode at MicrobeTV Pause in use of (FDA) Change in (STAT) in encephalitic alphavirus (Cell) Transcriptional silencing of koala retrovirus (Cell) on TWiV 1219 Timestamps...
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TWiV 1218: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
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In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello wail about the attack on science within the US, cancellation of CDC’s committee on infectious diseases, mpox in Sierra Leone, “bird flu” in cats, the ongoing measles outbreak globally, before Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on RSV, benefits of vaccination for infants, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections the WasterwaterScan dashboard, the high number of childhood deaths during this “flu” season, the May 22 VRBPAC COVID-19 vaccine meeting, where to find PEMGARDA, benefit of remedesivir, provides information for...
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TWiV 1217: Alternative vax and pandemic origins
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TWiV reviews new CBER chief at FDA, ending of Gates Foundation in 2045, gain of function executive order, origins of bat viruses ancestral to SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2, and single dose Sudan virus replicon vaccine protects guinea pigs from disease. Hosts: , , and Subscribe (free): , , Become a of TWiV! Links for this episode at MicrobeTV at FDA (US News) ends 2025 (Gates Foundation) Executive Order (White House) (HHS) Origins of bat viruses ancestral to (Cell) Sudan virus (Nat Comm) on TWiV 1217...
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TWiV 1216: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
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In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello bemoan the attack on science within the US, salt water controls for vaccines, return to 1938 technology for flu vaccines, mRNA vaccines as “bioweapons”, rise in pertussis, benefits of the shingles vaccine and reduced dementia occurrence, and growing measles outbreak globally before Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the WasterwaterScan dashboard, the May 22 VRBPAC COVID-19 vaccine, meeting, where to find PEMGARDA, return to antibiotic treatment for respiratory viral...
info_outlineIn his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello rue about the unknowns of Sudan disease and new cases of paralytic polio, discuss the growing measles outbreak, exposure of newborns to measles, the FACTS about vaccination, high pathogenic influenza in dairy cows and cats, RFK’s statement “just let the virus rip through the hens” before Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the WasterwaterScan dashboard, where to find PEMGARDA, what happens when antiviral therapy is delayed, provides information for Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, long COVID interventions and the relationship between EBV and long COVID.
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- New cases of poliomyelitis (GPEI)
- Polio in Africa (CIDRAP)
- Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases (PROMED)
- ProMED Subscriptions (PROMED)
- Measles infected baby and exposes 12 (NY Post)
- Measles 159 in Texas…. (Texas Health and Human Services)
- 2025 Measles outbreak guidance (New Mexico Health)
- Get the FACTS about measles (NY State Department of Health)
- Revising US MMR vaccine recommendations amid changing domestic risks (JAMA Network)
- Long-term dynamics of measles virus–specific neutralizing antibodies in children vaccinated before 12 months of age (CID)
- Newborns exposed to measles in Texas hospital (NBC News)
- Newborns exposed in West Texas measles outbreak (CIDRAP)
- Measles (CDC Measles (Rubeola))
- Measles vaccine (CDC Measles (Rubeola))
- Presumptive evidence of measles immunity (CDC)
- Contraindications and precautions to measles vaccination (CDC)
- Measles (CDC Measles (Rubeola))
- Increase in global and domestic measles cases and outbreaks: (CDC:)
- The impact of influenza A H5N1 virus infection in dairy cows (Nature: Research Gate)
- Payment of indemnity and compensation for highly pathogenic avian Influenza (Federal Register)
- FDA or USDA: Kennedy’s alarming prescription for bird flu on poultry farms(NY Times)
- Some of NYC’s 500K stray cats could be infected with bird flu(NY Post)
- Two NYC cats dead from avian flu, including 8-month-old kitten:(NY Post)
- H7N9 avian flu strikes Mississippi broiler farm(CIDRAP) Highly pathogenic avian influenza diagnosed in Mississippi poultry flock (Mississippi Board of Animal Health)
- Influenza: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan)
- US respiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses)
- Weekly surveillance report: cliff notes (CDC FluView)
- The burden of all-cause mortality following influenza-associated hospitalizations (CID)
- FDA-CDC-DOD: 2025-2046 influenza vaccine composition (FDA)
- FDA announces flu strain picks for next season(CIDRAP)
- RSV: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan)
- Weekly US influenza surveillance report (CDC FluView)
- US respiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses)
- RSV-Network (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection)
- Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan)
- COVID-19 deaths (CDC)
- COVID-19 national and regional trends (CDC)
- COVID-19 variant tracker (CDC)
- SARS-CoV-2 genomes galore (Nextstrain)
- COVID-19 antiviral medication use among pregnant and recently pregnant US outpatients (CID)
- Where to get pemgarda (Pemgarda)
- EUA for the pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 (INVIYD)
- Fusion center (Prime Fusions)
- CDC Quarantine guidelines (CDC)
- NIH COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH)
- Drug interaction checker (University of Liverpool)
- Infectious Disease Society guidelines for treatment and management (ID Society)
- Molnupiravir safety and efficacy (JMV)
- Convalescent plasma recommendation for immunocompromised (ID Society)
- What to do when sick with a respiratory virus (CDC)
- When your healthcare provider is infected/exposed with SARS-CoV-2 (CDC)
- Managing healthcare staffing shortages (CDC)
- Steroids,dexamethasone at the right time (OFID)
- Anticoagulation guidelines (hematology.org)
- Daniel Griffin’s evidence based medical practices for long COVID (OFID)
- Long COVID hotline (Columbia : Columbia University Irving Medical Center)
- The answers: Long COVID TGFβ links EBV to multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children(Nature)
- Letters read on TWiV 1202
- Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary (pdf)
- Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
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