TWiV 1231: What is a virus?
This Week in Virology
TWiV discusses Sen. Cassidy calling for ACIP meeting delay, RFK Jr. abandons GAVI, millions of children at risk as global vaccination rates fall, RFK Jr. grilled by Congress, autism rates have increased 60-fold due to changed definitions, deep mutational scanning of rabies virus glyoprotein, and and proton gradient and incomplete TCA cycle in a giant virus. Hosts: , , , and Angela Mingarelli Subscribe (free): , , Become a of TWiV! Links for this episode at MicrobeTV Sen. Cassidy calls for (NYTimes) RFK Jr. stops (NYTimes) Global...
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TWiV 1230: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
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In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello are alarmed at how RFK is breaking his promise of not altering vaccine policies, and nonexistent data and studies are used by members of the ACIP to make changes to immunization practices in the absence of a CDC director, justification for not honoring the US commitment to GAVI and global public policies including support of routine childhood immunizations, placing millions of children at risk for the return of vaccine preventable diseases including polio outbreaks in Pappa New Guinea and increased circulation of wildtype type...
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TWiV 1229: Virology throughout Europe
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Rich travels to Dubrovnik for the European Congress of Virology 2025 and Vincent joins via Zoom to speak with Stéphane Blanc, Vanda Juranić Lisnić, and Elisabeth Puchhammer-Stöckl about their work on plant viruses, cytomegalovirus, and Epstein-Barr virus. Hosts: and Guests: , , and Subscribe (free): , , Become a of TWiV! Links for this episode at MicrobeTV Assembled plant viruses (PLoS Path) Genome formula of (PLoS Path) Immune surveillance of (Cell Mol Immunol) Cytomegalovirus and (Nat...
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TWiV 1228: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
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In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello discuss in shock how RFK is breaking his promise of not altering vaccine policies by appointing new members of the ACIP, next ACIP meeting on guidelines for the COVID and RSV vaccines, circulation of “human insect viruses” including West Nile virus, and an outbreak of mpox on a cruise ship, and the ongoing measles outbreak before Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, how to reduce the use of antibiotics for RSV and influenza infections in children,...
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TWiV Special: Long COVID and ME/CFS with David Tuller
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David Tuller returns to TWiV to discuss RFK Jr. and the trashing of American public health, rituximab and ME/CFS, The Sick Times, the Cochrane Mess, a Norwegian Long Covid trial, effort preference and more. Host: Guest: Subscribe (free): , , , Become a of TWiV! Links for this episode writes at virology blog CFS, a (virology blog) Norwegian (virology blog) (virology blog) Timestamps by . Thanks! Intro music is by Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected] Content on TWiV should not be taken as medical...
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TWiV 1227: How can antibody forget a pandemic?
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TWiV reviews the administrations dismantling of the committee that studies pandemic potential, firing of CDC vaccine advisory committee and replacing them with unqualified anti-vaxxers, zoonotic and sustained Mpox spread in Nigeria and Cameroon, and breadth of influenza A antibody cross-reactivity. Hosts: , , and Subscribe (free): , , Become a of TWiV! Links for this episode at MicrobeTV 2:39 NIH terminates (Science) RFK Jr. fires all (CNN) RFK Jr. names of new ACIP (NPR) Mpox spread in West Africa (Nature)...
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TWiV 1226: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
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TWiV 1225: Poultry flu and SARS-CoV-2
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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...
info_outlineIn 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 find PEMGARDA, prolonged steroid and antibiotic therapies, provides information for Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, cognitive impairment in long COVID and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research.
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Links for this episode
- FDA to issue new vaccine approval guidance amid questions over coronavirus shots (Washington Post)
- FDA vaccine committee meeting(Reuters)
- Evidence-based approach to COVID-19 vaccination (NEJM)
- FDA CBER townhall: new COVID019 vaccination approval mechanism (YouTube)
- FDA poised to restrict access to COVID vaccines, our own Dr. Griffin is cited! (NY Times)
- Novavax approval letter (FDA)
- We giveth and taketh away: Novavax approved but restricted use (AP News)
- FDA approves Novavax COVID vaccine with stricter new conditions (NY Times)
- History behind public health falsehoods– vaccine and autism (NPR)
- Making vaccines less accessible-RFK Jr making MAHA! (PBS News Hour)
- Kenneday says DO NOT to take medical advice from him, the HHS secretary…hummmm (NY Times)
- Staying up to date with COVID-19 vaccines (CDC: COVID-19)
- How science lost America’s trust and surrendered health policy to skeptics (WSJ)
- HHS stops recommendation of COVID-19 shots for children and pregnant women (Reuters)
- No more routine COVID-19 vaccines for children and pregnant women (WSJ)
- House to investigate Pfizer for allegedly delaying COVID-19 vaccines (Reuters)
- Statement on the antigen composition of COVID-19 vaccines (WHO)
- WHO advisers say current strains OK for COVID vaccine production (CIDRAP)
- We can’t remain indifferent to suffering: Catholic Church now champions HPV vaccination (DailyNation)
- Air and surface sampling for mpox in UK (Eurosurveillance)
- Researchers report mpox DNA, live virus on surfaces and in air from patients’ rooms(CIDRAP)
- USDA reported H5N1 bird flu detection in wild birds (CDC: Avian Influenza)
- USDA reported H5N1 in poultry (CDC: Avian Influenza)
- HPAI Confirmed Cases in Livestock(USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspections Service)
- H5 bird flu: current situation (CDC: Avian Influenza)
- Bird flu (CDC: Avian Influenza)
- Measles cases and outbreaks (CDC Rubeola)
- Measles and rubella weekly monitoring report: (Government of Canada)
- Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP (jpg)
- Get the FACTS about measles (NY State Department of Health)
- Measles (CDC Measles (Rubeola)
- Measles vaccine (CDC Measles (Rubeola)
- Presumptive evidence of measles immunity (CDC)
- Contraindications and precautions to measles vaccination (CDC)
- Adverse events associated with childhood vaccines: evidence bearing on causality (NLM)
- Measles Vaccination: Know the Facts(ISDA: Infectious Diseases Society of America)
- Deaths following vaccination: what does the evidence show (Vaccine)
- Influenza: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan)
- US respiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses)
- Weekly surveillance report: clift notes (CDC FluView)
- Respiratory virus activity levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses)
- Weekly surveillance report: clift notes (CDC FluView)
- FDA-CDC-DOD: 2025-2046 influenza vaccine composition (FDA)
- RSV: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan)
- 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)
- Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of COVID-19 Vaccines in the United States (CDC: COVID-19)
- COVID-19 vaccine VRBPAC May 22 (FDA)
- Where to get pemgarda (Pemgarda)
- EUA for the pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 (INVIYD)
- Infusion 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)
- The clinical impact of prolonged steroid therapy in severe COVID-19 patients (BMC Pulmonary Medicine)
- Anticoagulation guidelines (hematology.org)
- Antibiotic Treatment in Patients Hospitalized for Nonsevere COVID-19 (JAMA Network Open)
- Daniel Griffin’s evidence based medical practices for long COVID (OFID)
- Long COVID hotline (Columbia : Columbia University Irving Medical Center)
- The answers: Long COVID
- Self-reported health, neuropsychological tests and biomarkers in fully recovered COVID-19 patients vs patients with post-COVID cognitivesymptoms (PLoS One)
- Vortioxetine for Cognitive Impairment in Major Depressive Disorder During Post-COVID Syndrome (Journal of Clincial Psychiatrist) Reaching out to US house representative
- Letters read on TWiV 1220
- Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary (pdf)
- Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
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