This Week in Virology

TWiV is a podcast about viruses - the kind that make you sick.

TWiV 1243: Capitalism, COVID, and cancer 08/10/2025

TWiV 1242: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin 08/09/2025

TWiV 1242: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello re-address the dangers of drinking raw milk, the Legionnaire’s outbreak in Harlem and results of a vaccine knowledge survey done by emergency departments before Dr. Griffin deep dives into recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, reports of influenza-associated acute necrotizing encephalopathy or neuropsychiatric events in children, whether or not the NB.1.8.1 should be included in the fall 2025 vaccines, the effectiveness of Pfizer and MODERNA vaccines against the JN.1 variant, risk of children developing severe disease from SARS-CoV-2 infection, where to find PEMGARDA, long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, the association of “virus rebound” and post-acute sequelae among hospitalized patients, effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against long COVID, predictors for distinct COVID-19 sequelae including immune disturbances and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research. Subscribe (free): , , Become a of TWiV! Links for this episode Florida Department of Health Provides on Raw Milk(Florida Health) Raw milk linked to in Florida (CIDRAP) : In Harlem (NYC Health) NYC health officials report outbreak(CIDRAP) Emergency Department Survey of , and Willingness to Receive Vaccines in an Emergency Department Among Underserved Populations (CDC: MMWR) for measles (WasterWater Scan) Measles (CDC Rubeola) Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP () measles and rubella monitoring (Government of Canada) (WHO) Get the about measles (NY State Department of Health) (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) vaccine (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) of measles immunity (CDC) to measles vaccination (CDC) (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) Adverse events associated with : evidence bearing on causality (NLM) Measles Know the Facts(ISDA: Infectious Diseases Society of America) Deaths following vaccination: what does the (Vaccine) Influenza: Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) US virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Respiratory virus levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Weekly surveillance report: (CDC FluView) Influenza-Associated Acute in US Children (JAMA) Influenza With and Without Oseltamivir Treatment and Among Children and Adolescents(JAMA Neurology) 2025-2046 influenza vaccine composition (FDA) RSV: Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) US virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) ENFLONSIA: novel drug 2025 (FDA) RSV-work (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection) Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) COVID-19 (CDC) Respiratory Illnesses (CDC: Respiratory Illnesses) COVID-19 trends (CDC) COVID-19 (CDC) SARS-CoV-2 galore (Nextstrain) Antigenic and Virological Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 Variant (bioRxiV) Effectiveness of the JN.1-adapted vaccines against COVID-19-associated hospitalisation and death: a Danish, nationwide, register-based, cohort study (LANCET: Infectious Diseases) Hospitalization for COVID-19 and Risk Factors for Severe Disease Among : 2022–2024 (Pediatrics) to get pemgarda (Pemgarda) for the pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 (INVIYD) Infusion (Prime Fusions) guidelines (CDC) COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH) Metformin and Time to in Adults With COVID-19 (JAMA Internal Medicine) Drug interaction (University of Liverpool) (Pfizer) for treatment and management (ID Society) Molnupiravir and efficacy (JMV) Convalescent plasma recommendation for (ID Society) What to do when sick with a (CDC) Managing healthcare staffing (CDC) SARS-CoV-2 and hospitalization among patients admitted with COVID-19(Nature Communications) Steroids, at the right time (OFID) guidelines (hematology.org) Daniel Griffin’s medical practices for long COVID (OFID) Long COVID (Columbia : Columbia University Irving Medical Center) Long COVID Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines post COVID-19 condition/long COVID (CMI: Clinical Microbiology and Infection) Precision Symptom Early Clinical and Proteomic Predictors of Distinct COVID-19 Sequelae (JID) Systemic and SARS-CoV-2 specific in Individuals With Post–COVID Syndrome (JID) Reaching out to on TWiV 1242 Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary () Timestamps by . Thanks! Intro music is by Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to [email protected] Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice. /episode/index/show/twiv/id/37741500

TWiV 1241: The most beautiful experiment 08/03/2025

TWiV 1240: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin 08/02/2025

TWiV 1240: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello chat about the recent Salmonella typhimurim outbreak, the ousting of another CBER director, confirmation of a new CDC director and results of a recent pool about vaccine safety and trust before Dr. Griffin deep dives into recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, a new anti-influenza antibody that can be combined with neuraminidase inhibitors, whether or not the NB.1.8.1 should be included in the fall 2025 vaccines, the effectiveness of Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine, where to find PEMGARDA, safety of the JN.1 updated vaccine, long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, the prevalence of cardiac and pulmonary abnormalities found via medical imaging following COVID-19 and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research. Subscribe (free): , , Become a of TWiV! Links for this episode Outbreak of Infections Linked to Commercially Distributed Raw Milk (CDC: MMWR) Top Resigns UnderPressure (NY Times) In a first, the a new CDC director (NPR) KFF Tracking Poll on : Vaccine Safety and Trust (KFF) for measles (WasterWater Scan) Measles (CDC Rubeola) measles and rubella monitoring (Government of Canada) Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP () (WHO) Get the about measles (NY State Department of Health) (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) vaccine (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) of measles immunity (CDC) to measles vaccination (CDC) (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) Adverse events associated with : evidence bearing on causality (NLM) Measles Know the Facts(ISDA: Infectious Diseases Society of America) Deaths following vaccination: what does the (Vaccine) Influenza: Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) US virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Respiratory virus levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Weekly surveillance report: (CDC FluView) Effects of versus neuraminidase inhibitor in high-risk patients hospitalized with severe influenza: a post hoc analysis of the Flagstone trial (OFID) 2025-2046 influenza vaccine composition (FDA) RSV: Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) US virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) ENFLONSIA: novel drug 2025 (FDA) RSV-work (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection) Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) COVID-19 (CDC) Respiratory Illnesses (CDC: Respiratory Illnesses) COVID-19 trends (CDC) COVID-19 (CDC) SARS-CoV-2 galore (Nextstrain) Antigenic and Virological Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 Variant (bioRxiV) Safety of mRNA COVID-19Vaccines (JAMA) to get pemgarda (Pemgarda) for the pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 (INVIYD) Infusion (Prime Fusions) guidelines (CDC) COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH) Drug interaction (University of Liverpool) (Pfizer) for treatment and management (ID Society) Molnupiravir and efficacy (JMV) Convalescent plasma recommendation for (ID Society) What to do when sick with a (CDC) Managing healthcare staffing (CDC) Steroids, at the right time (OFID) guidelines (hematology.org) Daniel Griffin’s medical practices for long COVID (OFID) Long COVID (Columbia : Columbia University Irving Medical Center) Long COVID Prevalence of Persistent Abnormalities on PET/MRI and DECT Imaging in Long COVID Patients (Journal of Nuclear Medicine) Reaching out to on TWiV 1240 Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary () Timestamps by . Thanks! Intro music is by Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to [email protected] Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice. /episode/index/show/twiv/id/37644585

TWiV 1239: Aluminum and antibodies 07/27/2025

TWiV 1238: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin 07/26/2025

TWiV 1238: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello chat about how flies and milk-snatching might contribute to influenza virus H5N1 among dairy cattle, the recent pertussis oubreak and measles epidemic before Dr. Griffin discusses monoclonal antibody therapy can enrich for RSV variants before deep diving into 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, the effectiveness of Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine, where to find PEMGARDA, provides information for Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, how mast cell activation can enhance long COVID and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research. Subscribe (free): , , Become a of TWiV! Links for this episode Flies, among H5N1 transmission contributors in dairy cattle(CIDRAP) H5N1 virus invades the mammary glands of dairy cattle through ” transmission (NSR: National Science Review) Mississippi warns of steep increase in (CIDRAP) MSDH Issues (Mississippi State Department of Health) for measles (WasterWater Scan) Measles (CDC Rubeola) measles and rubella monitoring (Government of Canada) Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP () (WHO) Get the about measles (NY State Department of Health) (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) vaccine (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) of measles immunity (CDC) to measles vaccination (CDC) (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) Adverse events associated with : evidence bearing on causality (NLM) Measles Know the Facts (ISDA: Infectious Diseases Society of America) Deaths following vaccination: what does the (Vaccine) Influenza: Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) US virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Respiratory virus levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Weekly surveillance report: (CDC FluView) 2025-2046 influenza vaccine composition (FDA) RSV: Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) US virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) ENFLONSIA: novel drug 2025 (FDA) RSV-work (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection) Respiratory Syncytial virus and Mutations in Western Australia in the Context of Nirsevimab Prophylaxis (OFID) Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) COVID-19 (CDC) Respiratory Illnesses (CDC: Respiratory Illnesses) COVID-19 trends (CDC) COVID-19 (CDC) SARS-CoV-2 galore (Nextstrain) Antigenic and Virological Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 Variant (biRxiV) Real-world Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Against Symptomatic COVID-19 in an Omicron-Dominant Setting in Mozambique (CID) to get pemgarda (Pemgarda) for the pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 (INVIYD) Infusion (Prime Fusions) guidelines (CDC) COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH) Drug interaction (University of Liverpool) (Pfizer) for treatment and management (ID Society) Molnupiravir and efficacy (JMV) Convalescent plasma recommendation for (ID Society) What to do when sick with a (CDC) Managing healthcare staffing (CDC) Steroids, at the right time (OFID) guidelines (hematology.org) Daniel Griffin’s medical practices for long COVID (OFID) Long COVID (Columbia : Columbia University Irving Medical Center) Long COVID activation symptoms are prevalent in Long-COVID (International Journal of Infectious Diseases) Using the for MCAS (Current Allergy and Asthma Reports) Utility of agonists in mast cell activation syndrome (The American Journal of the Medical Sciences) Reaching out to on TWiV 1238 Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary () Timestamps by . Thanks! Intro music is by Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to [email protected] Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice. /episode/index/show/twiv/id/37558945

TWiV 1237: Hepatitis C and persistence with Charlie Rice 07/20/2025

TWiV 1236: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin 07/19/2025

TWiV 1236: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello have a morning chat about the measles epidemic and H5N1 in cows before Dr. Griffin discusses how vaccination associates with reduced dementia risk before deep diving into recent statistics on measles epidemic, RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, a potential new influenza antiviral drug, whether or not the NB.1.8.1 variant should be included in the fall 2025 vaccines, immunization recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines, where to find PEMGARDA, provides information for Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, associaton of remesdivir administration and long-term sequelae and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research. Subscribe (free): , , Become a of TWiV! Links for this episode for measles (WasterWater Scan) Measles (CDC Rubeola) measles and rubella monitoring (Government of Canada) (WHO) Get the about measles (NY State Department of Health) (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) vaccine (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) of measles immunity (CDC) to measles vaccination (CDC) (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) Adverse events associated with : evidence bearing on causality (NLM) Measles Know the Facts (ISDA: Infectious Diseases Society of America) Deaths following vaccination: what does the (Vaccine) Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP () The impact of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus infection on (Nature) Avian flu exacts heavy on dairy industry, report says(CIDRAP) Inherited in otherwise healthy patients with adverse reaction to measles and yellow fever live vaccines (Journal of Experimental Medicine) Influenza: Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) US virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Respiratory virus levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Weekly surveillance report: (CDC FluView) 2025-2046 influenza vaccine composition (FDA) RSV: Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) US virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) ENFLONSIA: novel drug 2025 (FDA) RSV-work (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection) Systematic review and expert consensus on the use of long-acting monoclonal antibodies for prevention of respiratory syncytial virus disease: (Advancing RSV Management And Disease Awareness) Taskforce (OFID) Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) COVID-19 (CDC) COVID cases rising in half of states, CDC estimates(CBS News) Estimated COVID-19 with SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein S1 Antigenic Diversity, United States (Emerging Infectious Diseases) Respiratory Illnesses (CDC: Respiratory Illnesses) COVID-19 trends (CDC) COVID-19 (CDC) Estimated COVID-19 with SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein S1 Antigenic Diversity, United States (Emerging Infectious Diseases) SARS-CoV-2 galore (Nextstrain) Antigenic and Virological Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 Variant (biRxiV) (Substack: Beyond the Noise) ACIP: COVID-19–Associated Hospitalizations — , April 2025 Update (CDC: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases)) to get pemgarda (Pemgarda) for the pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 (INVIYD) Infusion (Prime Fusions) guidelines (CDC) COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH) for mild or moderate covid-19: systematic review and network meta-analysis (BMJ) Drug interaction (University of Liverpool) (Pfizer) for treatment and management (ID Society) Extended nirmatrelvir–ritonavir for immunocompromised patients with COVID-19 (EPIC-IC) (LANCET: Infectious Diseases) Molnupiravir and efficacy (JMV) Convalescent plasma recommendation for (ID Society) What to do when sick with a (CDC) Managing healthcare staffing (CDC) Steroids, at the right time (OFID) guidelines (hematology.org) Daniel Griffin’s medical practices for long COVID (OFID) Long COVID (Columbia : Columbia University Irving Medical Center) Long COVID Invivyd and Leading Researchers Form SPEAR (Spike Protein Elimination and Recovery) Study Group to Assess the Effects of Therapy for Long COVID and COVID-19 Post-Vaccination Syndrome (INVIVYD) Reaching out to on TWiV 1236 Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary () Timestamps by . Thanks! Intro music is by Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to [email protected] Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice. /episode/index/show/twiv/id/37463900

TWiV 1235: Two sexy to eradicate 07/13/2025

TWiV 1234: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin 07/12/2025

TWiV 1234: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello note that history is being rewritten for justification of changes in COVID vaccine guidelines including myocarditis incidence and the Great Barrington Declaration ignoring presentations at the April 2025 ACIP, the response by the medical community to these changed guidelines, before Dr. Griffin discusses how vaccination associates with reduced dementia risk before deep diving into recent statistics on measles epidemic, RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, a potential new influenza antiviral durg, whether or not the NB.1.8.1 should be included in the fall 2025 vaccines, immunization recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines, where to find PEMGARDA, provides information for Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, associaton of remesdivir administration and long-term sequelae and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research. Subscribe (free): , , Become a of TWiV! Links for this episode FDA to look again at from mRNA-based COVID-19 jabs in young men (FirstWord PHARMA) (Great Barrington Declaration) : A Review of We Want Them Infected (Global Autoimmune Institute Scientific on the COVID-19 pandemic (LANCET) , memo vaccines-plus strategy (John Snow Memorandum) (Substack: Beyond the Noise) COVID-19–Associated Hospitalizations — COVID-NET, Update (CDC: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases) Leading , Patient Sue HHS, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for Unlawful, Unilateral Vaccine Changes (ACP: American College of Physicians) Medical groups over COVID vaccine policy changes(CIDRAP) of dementia with AS01-adjuvanted vaccination against shingles and respiratory syncytial virus infections (Vaccines) Influenza vaccination dementia risk (Ageing Research Reviews) for measles (WasterWater Scan) Measles (CDC Rubeola) New Mexico announces in a county detention facility(AP News) measles and rubella monitoring (Government of Canada) Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP () (WHO) Get the about measles (NY State Department of Health) (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) vaccine (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) of measles immunity (CDC) to measles vaccination (CDC) (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) Adverse events associated with : evidence bearing on causality (NLM) Measles Know the Facts(ISDA: Infectious Diseases Society of America) Deaths following vaccination: what does the (Vaccine) Influenza: Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) US virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Respiratory virus levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Weekly surveillance report: (CDC FluView) Cidara Therapeutics Announces Positive Topline Results from its Phase 2b NAVIGATE Trial Evaluating of Seasonal Influenza (CIDARA Therapeutics) Experimental may protect better than flu vaccines(CIDRAP) 2025-2046 influenza vaccine composition (FDA) RSV: Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) US virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) RSV-work (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection) Following Respiratory Syncytial Virus Hospitalization among Children <5 Years of Age (Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society) Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) COVID-19 (CDC) COVID-19 trends (CDC) COVID-19 (CDC) SARS-CoV-2 galore (Nextstrain) Antigenic and Virological Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 Variant (biRxiV) to get pemgarda (Pemgarda) for the pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 (INVIYD) Infusion (Prime Fusions) guidelines (CDC) COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH) Drug interaction (University of Liverpool) for treatment and management (ID Society) Molnupiravir and efficacy (JMV) Convalescent plasma recommendation for (ID Society) What to do when sick with a (CDC) Managing healthcare staffing (CDC) Steroids, at the right time (OFID) guidelines (hematology.org) Daniel Griffin’s medical practices for long COVID (OFID) Long COVID (Columbia : Columbia University Irving Medical Center) Long COVID Association of SARS-CoV-2 With of Life 1 Year After Illness Using Latent Transition Analysis (OFID) Remdesivir and of multi-systemic long-term sequelae following COVID-19 hospitalisation (CMI: Clinical Microbiology and Infection) Reaching out to on TWiV 1234 Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary () Timestamps by . Thanks! Intro music is by Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to [email protected] Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice. /episode/index/show/twiv/id/37382960

TWiV 1233: Long COVID and big bats 07/06/2025

TWiV 1232: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin 07/05/2025

TWiV 1232: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello are shocked at how vaccine safety is undercut by misrepresenting thimerosal safety, its removal from vaccines, and how CBER director Vinay Prasad overruled his advisors for the administration of COVID vaccines to pregnant people knowingly compromising their health, before Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on measles epidemic, 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, immunization recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines, where to find PEMGARDA, provides information for Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, association of long COVID and cognitive changes as well as the development of type I diabetes and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research. Subscribe (free): , , Become a of TWiV! Links for this episode and Vaccines (FDA) Thimerosal-containing vaccines and l outcomes (CDC) Thimerosal and (CDC: Vaccine safety) WHO says from thimerosal (Reuters) RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Panel Has a New Approach: (Wall Street Journal) COVID-19 for myocarditis than vaccines (American Heart Association) Top F.D.A. Official on Covid Shots (NY Times) Who Sets the ? (CDC: Vaccines for your children) Recommended Child and Adolescent for ages 18 years or younger (CDC) : current situation (CDC: Avian Influenza) Assessing the transmissibility and of measles in the United States, 2024 – 2030 (JID) Proof of a coming from various countries, including the United States (US Embassy in Honduras) More measles put US total within single digits of modern-day record (CIDRAP) Epidemiological Update – – 1 July 2025 (PAHO) for measles (WasterWater Scan) Measles (CDC Rubeola) New Mexico announces in a county detention facility (AP News) measles and rubella monitoring (Government of Canada) Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP () (WHO) Get the about measles (NY State Department of Health) (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) vaccine (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) of measles immunity (CDC) to measles vaccination (CDC) Adverse events associated with : evidence bearing on causality (NLM) Measles Know the Facts(ISDA: Infectious Diseases Society of America) Deaths following vaccination: what does the (Vaccine) Influenza: Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) US virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Respiratory virus levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Weekly surveillance report: (CDC FluView) Influenza Vaccination During and Infant Influenza in the First 6 Months of Life (Obstetrics & Gynecology) Influenza vaccination in Japanese children, 2024/25: of inactivated vaccine and limited use of newly introduced live-attenuated vaccine (Vaccine) 2025-2046 influenza vaccine composition (FDA) RSV: Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) US virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) RSV-work (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection) Novel Drug for 2025 (FDA) Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) COVID-19 (CDC) COVID-19 trends (CDC) Independent assessment of the of SARS‑CoV‑2(WHO) COVID-19 (CDC) SARS-CoV-2 galore (Nextstrain) Antigenic and Virological Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 Variant (bioRxiV) Estimated 2023-2024 COVID-19 in Adults (JAMA) RECOVID: Retrospective Observational Study of and Long-Term Mortality in Patients With COVID-19-Associated AKI, A Comparison Between Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Patients (Kidney Medicine) to get pemgarda (Pemgarda) for the pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 (INVIYD) Infusion (Prime Fusions) guidelines (CDC) COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH) Drug interaction (University of Liverpool) for treatment and management (ID Society) Molnupiravir and efficacy (JMV) Convalescent plasma recommendation for (ID Society) What to do when sick with a (CDC) Managing healthcare staffing (CDC) Steroids, at the right time (OFID) guidelines (hematology.org) Daniel Griffin’s medical practices for long COVID (OFID) Long COVID (Columbia : Columbia University Irving Medical Center) Long COVID COVID-19 and in a Community-Based Cohort(JAMA) SARS-CoV-2 infection and type 1 diabetes in the post-acute period among children and young people in England(Diabetic Medicine) Reaching out to on TWiV 1232 Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary () Timestamps by . Thanks! Intro music is by Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to [email protected] Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice. /episode/index/show/twiv/id/37287540

TWiV 1231: What is a virus? 06/29/2025

TWiV 1230: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin 06/28/2025

TWiV 1230: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin 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 1 poliovirus, before Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, approval of Merck’s anti-RSV mRNA monoclonal antibody, whether or not the NB.1.8.1 should be included in the fall 2025 vaccines, immunization recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines, where to find PEMGARDA, changes in COVID mRNA vaccine labeling and reframing of the science around the vaccine, provides information for Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research Subscribe (free): , , Become a of TWiV! Links for this episode (Stanford University) (Bradspellberg.com) Vaccine RCT spreadsheet aims to show the data, about vaccines (CIDRAP) -rcts (Bradspellberg.com) CDC’s upcoming vaccine advisory meeting set up to in vaccines (CIDRAP) (CDC: ACIP) MEETING OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON IMMUNIZATION PRACTICES (ACIP) (CDC: ACIP agenda) (UC Davis Health: Department of Neurological Surgery) Transparency = nonexistent data: CDC advisers appears to cite to support claims about risk of vaccine preservative (CNN) A C.D.C. Committee Just Voted With This Preservative. Is It Safe? (NY Times) CDC vaccine advisory committee to long-approved immunizations (STAT News) Newly appointed CDC vaccine advisory committee holds , stirs more controversy (CIDRAP) to protect infants during first RSV season (Contemporary Pediatrics) : Committee recommends clesrovimab for RSV, reaffirms routine influenza vaccination (Contemporary Pediatrics) (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia) at the CDC (CDC: About CDC) Do children need to be vaccinated? (Wall Street Journal) U.S on Routine Childhood Vaccination (Harvard Opinion Research Program) RFK Jr. declares (YouTube) Kennedy to International Vaccine Agency (NY Times) at risk as global vaccine rates fall (Guardian) Global, regional, and national coverage from 1980 to 2023 with forecasts to 2030 (LANCET) Polio this week: environmental samples this week! (GPEI) : current situation (CDC: Avian Influenza) Cambodia logs from H5N1 avian flu as USDA weighs poultry vaccination (CIDRAP) Cambodia reports this year(BNO News) USDA develops to vaccinate poultry for bird flu (Reuters) for measles (WasterWater Scan) Measles (CDC Rubeola) measles and rubella monitoring (Government of Canada) Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP () (WHO) Get the about measles (NY State Department of Health) (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) vaccine (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) of measles immunity (CDC) to measles vaccination (CDC) (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) (CDC: Measles Rubeola) Adverse events associated with : evidence bearing on causality (NLM) Measles Know the Facts(ISDA: Infectious Diseases Society of America) Deaths following vaccination: what does the (Vaccine) Influenza: Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) US virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Respiratory virus levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Weekly surveillance report: (CDC FluView) 2025-2046 influenza vaccine composition (FDA) RSV: Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) US virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) RSV-work (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection) Novel Drug for 2025 (FDA) Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) COVID-19 (CDC) COVID-19 trends (CDC) COVID-19 (CDC) SARS-CoV-2 galore (Nextstrain) Antigenic and Virological Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 Variant (biRxiV) Episode 184: Fool’s Gold…..reframing? (Apple Podcasts: Osterholm Update) Children with Post COVID-19 Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Display Metabolic Phenotypes (Journal of Proteome Research) FDA COVID mRNA update (FDA) to get pemgarda (Pemgarda) for the pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 (INVIYD) Infusion (Prime Fusions) guidelines (CDC) COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH) Drug interaction (University of Liverpool) for treatment and management (ID Society) Molnupiravir and efficacy (JMV) Convalescent plasma recommendation for (ID Society) What to do when sick with a (CDC) Managing healthcare staffing (CDC) Steroids, at the right time (OFID) guidelines (hematology.org) Daniel Griffin’s medical practices for long COVID (OFID) Long COVID (Columbia : Columbia University Irving Medical Center) Long COVID Stellate Ganglion Block for the Treatment of (JAMA Otolaryngology-Head& Neck Surgery) Reaching out to on TWiV 1230 Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary () Timestamps by . Thanks! Intro music is by Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to [email protected] Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice. /episode/index/show/twiv/id/37200795

TWiV 1229: Virology throughout Europe 06/22/2025

TWiV 1228: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin 06/21/2025

TWiV 1228: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin 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, approval of the moderna RSV mRNA vaccine, whether or not the NB.1.8.1 should be included in the fall 2025 vaccines, immunization recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines, where to find PEMGARDA, provides information for Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research, and a shout out for the special episode of TWiV with David Tuller on long COVID and ME/CFS. Subscribe (free): , , Become a of TWiV! Links for this episode RFK Jr. is sabotaging the vaccine program. Here’s (Washington Post) (Alumbra Innovaciones) (Wikiepedia) (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia) CIDRAP) CIDRAP launches (Twin Cities: University of Minnesota) (CDC: ACIP) MEETING OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON IMMUNIZATION PRACTICES (ACIP)(CDC: ACIP agenda) West Nile Virus and Other Nationally — United States, 2023 (CDC: MMWR) Infections Among Cruise Ship Passengers and Crew Members — United States, 2024 (CDC: MMWR) : current situation (CDC: Avian Influenza) for measles (WasterWater Scan) Measles (CDC Rubeola) measles and rubella monitoring (Government of Canada) (WHO) Get the about measles (NY State Department of Health) (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) vaccine (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) of measles immunity (CDC) to measles vaccination (CDC) (CDC Measles (Rubeola) Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP () Adverse events associated with : evidence bearing on causality (NLM) Measles Know the Facts (ISDA: Infectious Diseases Society of America) Deaths following vaccination: what does the (Vaccine) Influenza: Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) US virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Weekly surveillance report: (CDC FluView) Respiratory virus levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Weekly surveillance report: (CDC FluView) Pediatric associated with respiratory syncytial virus and influenza in the United States, 2008-2018 (JID) 2025-2046 influenza vaccine composition (FDA) RSV: Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) US virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) RSV-work (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection) Novel Drug for 2025 (FDA) Effectiveness and in Chile during the first season of a national immunisation strategy against RSV (NIRSE-CL) (LANCET: Infectious Diseases) Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of in Adults at Increased Risk for RSV Disease Aged 18 to 59 Years (CID) Moderna Receives U.S. FDA Approval for , in Adults Aged 18–59 at Increased Risk for RSV Disease (moderna) Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) COVID-19 (CDC) COVID-19 trends (CDC) Spatiotemporal Association of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Cases and Deaths With Exposure to in 2020 (OFID) COVID-19 (CDC) SARS-CoV-2 galore (Nextstrain) (CDC: ACIP) Antigenic and Virological Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 Variant (biRxiV) to get pemgarda (Pemgarda) for the pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 (INVIYD) Infusion (Prime Fusions) guidelines (CDC) COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH) Implementation of an for the STRIVE ensitrelvir trial for COVID-19 (OFID) Drug interaction (University of Liverpool) for treatment and management (ID Society) Molnupiravir and efficacy (JMV) Convalescent plasma recommendation for (ID Society) What to do when sick with a (CDC) Managing healthcare staffing (CDC) Steroids, at the right time (OFID) guidelines (hematology.org) Daniel Griffin’s medical practices for long COVID (OFID) Long COVID (Columbia : Columbia University Irving Medical Center) Long COVID Long COVID and ME/CFS with (microbeTV) Reaching out to on TWiV 1228 Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary () Timestamps by . Thanks! Intro music is by Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to [email protected] Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice. /episode/index/show/twiv/id/37096190

TWiV Special: Long COVID and ME/CFS with David Tuller 06/17/2025

TWiV 1227: How can antibody forget a pandemic? 06/15/2025

TWiV 1226: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin 06/14/2025

TWiV 1226: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello in horror examine dismantling of public infrastructure for establishing vaccine guidelines, the creation of a autism taskforce by someone disciplined for practicing medicine without a license, the ongoing pertussis, bird flu and measles outbreaks, before Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, the effective of oseltamivir vs supportive care when one is hospitalized with influenza infection, whether or not the NB.1.8.1 should be included in the fall 2025 vaccines, approval of another anti-RSV monoclonal antibody for treatment in infants, immunization recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines, where to find PEMGARDA, results from the phase 3 randomized clinical trial of pemivibart, provides information for Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, how artery disease impacts SARS-CoV-2 infection outcomes, contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research and the recent public health programs that have been unfunded. Subscribe (free): , , Become a of TWiV! Links for this episode Vaccine Opponent Hired by RFK Jr. for Link to Autism (Wall Street Journal) (Salon) You are FIRED! Kennedy eyes replacement (CIDRAP) UPI Investigates: …..investigative reporting? (UPI) RFK Jr.: …to avoid conflicts UGHHHH! (Wall Street Journal) Vaccine advisory panel (Great Barrington Declaration) (Wikipedia: National Vaccine Information Center) Nonprofit organization (Wikipedia) Kennedy Announces of C.D.C. Vaccine Advisory Panel (NY Times) Whooping cough (Kentucky. Gov) Kentucky announces in infants this year (CIDRAP) : current situation (CDC: Avian Influenza) Stability of influenza viruses in the of cows and sheep (medRxiv) for measles (WasterWater Scan) Measles (CDC Rubeola) measles and rubella monitoring (Government of Canada) Canada’s Ontario province reports (Reuters) Measles outbreaks continue with risk of holidays causing surge (gov.UK) (WHO) Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP () Get the about measles (NY State Department of Health) (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) vaccine (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) of measles immunity (CDC) to measles vaccination (CDC) (CDC Measles (Rubeola) Adverse events associated with : evidence bearing on causality (NLM) Measles Know the Facts (ISDA: Infectious Diseases Society of America) Deaths following vaccination: what does the (Vaccine) Influenza: Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) US virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Weekly surveillance report: (CDC FluView) Respiratory virus levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Weekly surveillance report: (CDC FluView) Oseltamivir Treatment Supportive Care for Seasonal Influenza Requiring Hospitalization (JAMA) 2025-2046 influenza vaccine composition (FDA) RSV: Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) US virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) RSV-work (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection) Approval for Merck’s ™ (clesrovimab-cfor) for Prevention of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Lower Respiratory Tract Disease in Infants Born During or Entering Their First RSV Season (Merck) Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) COVID-19 (CDC) COVID-19 trends (CDC) COVID-19 (CDC) SARS-CoV-2 galore (Nextstrain) Antigenic and Virological Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 Variant (biRxiV) COVID-19 vaccine for (CDC: childhood vaccination) COVID-19 vaccine for and older (CDC: Adult vaccination) to get pemgarda (Pemgarda) for the pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 (INVIYD) Infusion (Prime Fusions) guidelines (CDC) COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH) Drug interaction (University of Liverpool) for treatment and management (ID Society) Molnupiravir and efficacy (JMV) Convalescent plasma recommendation for (ID Society) What to do when sick with a (CDC) Managing healthcare staffing (CDC) Steroids, at the right time (OFID) guidelines (hematology.org) Daniel Griffin’s medical practices for long COVID (OFID) Long COVID (Columbia : Columbia University Irving Medical Center) Long COVID Long-term outcomes of patients with after SARS-CoV-2 infection (eBioMedicine) Reaching out to Trump Budget for Crucial Global Vaccination Programs(NY Times) on TWiV 1226 Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary () Timestamps by . Thanks! Intro music is by Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to [email protected] Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice. /episode/index/show/twiv/id/37008290

TWiV 1225: Poultry flu and SARS-CoV-2 06/08/2025

TWiV 1224: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin 06/07/2025

TWiV 1224: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin 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 the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, whether or not the NB.1.8.1 should be included in the fall 2025 vaccines approval of Moderna’s mNEXSPIKE vaccine for fall 2025, childhood immunization recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines, where to find PEMGARDA, results from the phase 3 randomized clinical trial of pemivibart, provides information for Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, the identification of an association between FOXP4 and long COVID and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research. Subscribe (free): , , Become a of TWiV! Links for this episode The report (The White House) White House Health Report Included (NY Times) C.D.C. Kennedy and Keeps Advice That Children May Get Covid Shots (NY TImes) CDC revises recommendation for COVID vaccines in (CIDRAP) Exclusive: CDC Expert from COVID vaccines advisory role (Reuters) in County-Level MMR Vaccination Coverage in Children in the United States (JAMA Network) U.S. With Moderna to Develop Bird Flu Vaccine (NY Times) Canada Wants to Kill Kennedy and Dr. Oz Want to Save Them. (NY Times) Confirmations of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in (USDA: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) : current situation (CDC: Avian Influenza) (CDC: Avian Influenza) H5N1 avian flu Arizona layer farm (CIDRAP) Bird flu outbreak , closes West Valley farms (AZCentral) for measles (WasterWater Scan) Additional Tests Positive forMeasles (Denver: The Mile High City) Health officials alert public of potential measles exposure at and nearby hotel (Colorado: Department of public health and environment) Colorado announces another measles case (CIDRAP) Measles (CDC Rubeola) measles and rubella monitoring (Government of Canada) (WHO) Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP () Get the about measles (NY State Department of Health) (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) vaccine (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) of measles immunity (CDC) to measles vaccination (CDC) (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) Adverse events associated with : evidence bearing on causality (NLM) Measles Know the Facts (ISDA: Infectious Diseases Society of America) Deaths following vaccination: what does the (Vaccine) Public Health Preparedness: for Diagnostic Testing for Pandemic Threats (GAO: US Government Accountability Office) GAO to HHS: Fix in infectious-disease testing before next pandemic (CIDRAP) Influenza: Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) US virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Weekly surveillance report: (CDC FluView) Respiratory virus levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Weekly surveillance report: (CDC FluView) 2025-2046 influenza vaccine composition (FDA) RSV: Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) US virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) RSV-work (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection) Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) COVID-19 (CDC) COVID-19 trends (CDC) COVID-19 (CDC) SARS-CoV-2 galore (Nextstrain) Antigenic and Virological Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 Variant (biRxiV) mNEXSPIKE is now approved and (mNEXSPIKE) FDA for mNEXSPIKE (moderna) COVID-19 vaccine for (CDC: childhood vaccination) COVID-19 vaccine for and older (CDC: Adult vaccination) ACIP Clinical Decision-Making Recommendations (CDC: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices(ACIP)) Safety and Efficacy of a Long-Acting Monoclonal Antibody, for Prevention of Symptomatic COVID-19 (CID) to get pemgarda (Pemgarda) for the pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 (INVIYD) Infusion (Prime Fusions) guidelines (CDC) COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH) Drug interaction (University of Liverpool) for treatment and management (ID Society) Molnupiravir and efficacy (JMV) Convalescent plasma recommendation for (ID Society) What to do when sick with a (CDC) Managing healthcare staffing (CDC) Steroids, at the right time (OFID) guidelines (hematology.org) Daniel Griffin’s medical practices for long COVID (OFID) Long COVID (Columbia : Columbia University Irving Medical Center) Long COVID Genome-wide of long COVID (Nature Genetics) Reaching out to on TWiV 1224 Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary () Timestamps by . 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TWiV 1223: Someone is guano be sick 06/01/2025

TWiV 1222: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin 05/31/2025

TWiV 1222: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin 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, 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, how spike protein may alter mast cells and the immune response and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research. Subscribe (free): , , Become a of TWiV! Links for this episode Vaccination (CDC: Respiratory Illnesses) Weekly COVID-19 (CDC: COVIDVaxView) RFK Jr coronavirus shot recommendation for healthy children and pregnant women (Washington Post) Characteristics of Children Ages 1–17 Who in 2020–2022 in the United States (American Academy of Pediatrics) RFK Jr.’s (Paul Offit: Beyond the Noise) AAP analyzes COVID-19 hospitalizations from 2020-’24 (American Academy of Pediatrics) COVID-19–Associated Hospitalizations among — COVID-NET (CDC: National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases) COVID-19–Associated Hospitalizations among — COVID-NET (CDC: National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases) Long COVID in (CDC: NCHS) Long COVID and Associated Activity Limitation in US Children (JAMA Pediatrics) The C.D.C. Now Says Healthy Kids Don’t Need Covid Shots. (NY Times) U.S. Will Covid Shots for Children and Pregnant Women (NY TImes) (AP News) US school-entry as exemptions keep rising (AP News) Whooping cough cases are in the US (AP News) Amid measles outbreak, Texas is poised to make for kids easier (AP News) in Adults Hospitalized for Respiratory Syncytial Virus vs COVID-19 or Influenza (JAMA Network Open) USDA reported H5N1 bird flu detection in (CDC: Avian Influenza) USDA reported (CDC: Avian Influenza) HPAI in Livestock (USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspections Service) : current situation (CDC: Avian Influenza) (CDC: Avian Influenza) Measles (CDC Rubeola) measles and rubella monitoring (Government of Canada) (WHO) Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP () Get the about measles (NY State Department of Health) (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) vaccine (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) of measles immunity (CDC) to measles vaccination (CDC) (CDC Measles (Rubeola) Adverse events associated with : evidence bearing on causality (NLM) Measles Know the Facts(ISDA: Infectious Diseases Society of America) Deaths following vaccination: what does the (Vaccine) Influenza: Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) US virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Weekly surveillance report: (CDC FluView) Respiratory virus levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Weekly surveillance report: (CDC FluView) 2025-2046 influenza vaccine composition (FDA) RSV: Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) US virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) RSV-work (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection) Respiratory syncytial virus: an healthcare-associated infection (Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology) Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) COVID-19 (CDC) COVID-19 trends (CDC) COVID-19 (CDC) SARS-CoV-2 galore (Nextstrain) Antigenic and Virological Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 Variant (biRxiV) New Covid variant NB.1.8.1 detected at US airports amid rise in cases U.S. reports cases of new COVID variant NB.1.8.1 behind (CBS News) WHO TAG-VE for SARS-CoV-2 Variant Under Monitoring: NB.1.8.1 (WHO) New COVID detected at US airports amid rise in cases (The Economic Times: News) l Guidance: SARS-CoV-2 (CDC: COVID-19) Isolating the burden of for COVID-19 (Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology) A pilot study of coughing into the shirt to respiratory pathogen transmission (International Journal of Emergency Medicine) Hybrid B- and T-Cell Immunity Associates With Against Breakthrough Infection After Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Vaccination in Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) Participants (JID) FDA panel is split on updates to COVID shots as for fall vaccinations(AP News) COVID-19 Vaccines ) for Use in the United States Beginning in Fall 2025(FDA) Interim for Use of COVID-19 Vaccines in the United States (CDC: COVID-19) to get pemgarda (Pemgarda) for the pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 (INVIYD) Infusion (Prime Fusions) guidelines (CDC) COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH) Clinical effectiveness of oral antiviral treatment for non-hospitalized high-risk patients with COVID-19 during wave(Pneumonia) Drug interaction (University of Liverpool) for treatment and management (ID Society) A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the to Treat Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Hospitalized Patients (CID) Molnupiravir and efficacy (JMV) Convalescent plasma recommendation for (ID Society) What to do when sick with a (CDC) Managing healthcare staffing (CDC) Steroids, at the right time (OFID) guidelines (hematology.org) Tocilizumab, sarilumab and anakinra in patients with COVID-19 (Thorax) Daniel Griffin’s medical practices for long COVID (OFID) Long COVID (Columbia : Columbia University Irving Medical Center) Long COVID Spike proteins of coronaviruses activate mast cells for via stimulating Src/PI3K/AKT/Ca2+ intracellular signaling cascade (Journal of Virology) Reaching out to on TWiV 1222 Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary () Timestamps by . 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TWiV 1221: Nonsense mediated decay 05/25/2025

TWiV 1220: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin 05/24/2025

TWiV 1220: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin 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 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. Subscribe (free): , , Become a of TWiV! Links for this episode FDA to issue amid questions over coronavirus shots (Washington Post) FDA meeting(Reuters) approach to COVID-19 vaccination (NEJM) FDA CBER townhall: new COVID019 vaccination (YouTube) FDA poised to restrict access to COVID vaccines, is cited! (NY Times) Novavax letter (FDA) We giveth and taketh away: Novavax approved but (AP News) FDA approves vaccine with stricter new conditions (NY Times) History behind – vaccine and autism (NPR) Making vaccines less accessible- making MAHA! (PBS News Hour) Kenneday says to take medical advice from him, the HHS secretary…hummmm (NY Times) with COVID-19 vaccines (CDC: COVID-19) How science lost America’s trust and health policy to skeptics (WSJ) HHS of COVID-19 shots for children and pregnant women (Reuters) COVID-19 vaccines for children and pregnant women (WSJ) House to investigate Pfizer for delaying COVID-19 vaccines (Reuters) Statement on the of COVID-19 vaccines (WHO) WHO advisers say for COVID vaccine production (CIDRAP) We can’t remain indifferent to suffering: HPV vaccination (DailyNation) for mpox in UK (Eurosurveillance) Researchers report and in air from patients’ rooms(CIDRAP) USDA reported H5N1 bird flu detection in (CDC: Avian Influenza) USDA reported (CDC: Avian Influenza) HPAI in Livestock(USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspections Service) : current situation (CDC: Avian Influenza) (CDC: Avian Influenza) Measles (CDC Rubeola) Measles and rubella report: (Government of Canada) Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP () Get the about measles (NY State Department of Health) (CDC Measles (Rubeola) vaccine (CDC Measles (Rubeola) of measles immunity (CDC) to measles vaccination (CDC) Adverse events associated with : evidence bearing on causality (NLM) Measles Know the Facts(ISDA: Infectious Diseases Society of America) Deaths following vaccination: what does the (Vaccine) Influenza: Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) US virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Weekly surveillance report: (CDC FluView) Respiratory virus levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Weekly surveillance report: (CDC FluView) 2025-2046 influenza vaccine composition (FDA) RSV: Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) US virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) RSV-work (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection) Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) COVID-19 (CDC) COVID-19 trends (CDC) COVID-19 (CDC) SARS-CoV-2 galore (Nextstrain) Interim for Use of COVID-19 Vaccines in the United States (CDC: COVID-19) COVID-19 vaccine May 22 (FDA) to get pemgarda (Pemgarda) for the pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 (INVIYD) Infusion (Prime Fusions) guidelines (CDC) COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH) Drug interaction (University of Liverpool) for treatment and management (ID Society) Molnupiravir and efficacy (JMV) Convalescent plasma recommendation for (ID Society) What to do when sick with a (CDC) When your healthcare provider is with SARS-CoV-2 (CDC) Managing healthcare staffing (CDC) Steroids, at the right time (OFID) The clinical impact of in severe COVID-19 patients (BMC Pulmonary Medicine) guidelines (hematology.org) Antibiotic Treatment in Patients Hospitalized for (JAMA Network Open) Daniel Griffin’s medical practices for long COVID (OFID) Long COVID (Columbia : Columbia University Irving Medical Center) Long COVID Self-reported health, neuropsychological tests and biomarkers in fully recovered COVID-19 patients vs patients with post-COVID cognitive (PLoS One) for Cognitive Impairment in Major Depressive Disorder During Post-COVID Syndrome (Journal of Clincial Psychiatrist) Reaching out to on TWiV 1220 Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary () Timestamps by . Thanks! Intro music is by Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to [email protected] Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice. /episode/index/show/twiv/id/36696625

TWiV 1219: Koalas sweep horse shift 05/18/2025

TWiV 1218: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin 05/17/2025

TWiV 1218: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin 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 Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, weight and distinct symptoms of long COVID and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research. Subscribe (free): , , Become a of TWiV! Links for this episode Shut down federal advisory committee on …..Make America Healthy Again! (CIDRAP) Mpox in (CIDRAP) H5 Bird Flu: (CDC: Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) ) Spike in avian flu cases in cats : ? (CIDRAP) Measles (CDC Rubeola) Measles 800 in …. (Texas Health and Human Services) Measles outbreak in North Dakota prompts local health officials to quarantine schoolchildren (CNN) 2025 (New Mexico Health) Measles and rubella report: (Government of Canada) The in a Texas community where measles is spreading (AP News) Trust the government? Seriously! West Texans, Mennonites at center of measles outbreak over vaccine mandates (AP News) Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP () ! (AP News) Get the about measles (NY State Department of Health) (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) vaccine (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) of measles immunity (CDC) to measles vaccination (CDC) (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) (CDC: Measles Rubeola) Adverse events associated with : evidence bearing on causality (NLM) Measles Know the Facts (ISDA: Infectious Diseases Society of America) Deaths following vaccination: what does the (Vaccine) Influenza: Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) US virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Weekly surveillance report: (CDC FluView) Respiratory virus levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) CDC reports this flu season (AP News) Weekly surveillance report: (CDC FluView) New York sees ever recorded in a season (Times Union) Phase 3 Safety and Efficacy Study of in Children Less Than 1 Year Old With Suspected or Confirmed Influenza (The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal) 2025-2046 influenza vaccine composition (FDA) RSV: Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) US virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) RSV-work (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection) Interim Evaluation of Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Young Children After Introduction of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prevention Products (CDC: MMWR) US infant mortality dropped in 2024: ? (AP News) (CDC: National Center for Health Statistics) Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) COVID-19 (CDC) COVID-19 trends (CDC) Wastewater Measures of SARS-CoV-2 Frequency of Symptomatic Infections in the Community (JID) of SARS-CoV-2 The of the bat viruses ancestral to SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 (Cell) COVID-19 (CDC) SARS-CoV-2 galore (Nextstrain) COVID-19 infection history as a for early pregnancy loss (BMC Medicine) New recommendations seek treatments for condition (CIDRAP) Immunogenicity and Safety of Influenza and COVID-19 in Adults ≥50 YearsA Randomized Clinical Trial (JAMA) vaccine shows good immune response, safety in older adults (CIDRAP) US FDA advisers to COVID-19 vaccine recommendations on May 22 (Reuters) Interim for Use of COVID-19 Vaccines in the United States (CDC: COVID-19) COVID-19 vaccine May 22 (FDA) to get pemgarda (Pemgarda) for the pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 (INVIYD) Infusion (Prime Fusions) guidelines (CDC) COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH) Drug interaction (University of Liverpool) for treatment and management (ID Society) Molnupiravir and efficacy (JMV) Convalescent plasma recommendation for (ID Society) What to do when sick with a (CDC) When your healthcare provider is with SARS-CoV-2 (CDC) Managing healthcare staffing (CDC) Steroids, at the right time (OFID) guidelines (hematology.org) Remdesivir associated with in hospitalized COVID-19 patients (BMC Infectious Diseases) Real-world evidence shows remdesivir tied to in hospitalized COVID patients (CIDRAP) Daniel Griffin’s medical practices for long COVID (OFID) Long COVID (Columbia : Columbia University Irving Medical Center) Long COVID Excess weight is associated with symptoms in post-COVID-19 condition (PLoS One) Identification of soluble biomarkers that associate with manifestations of long COVID (Nature Immunology) Reaching out to on TWiV 1218 Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary () Timestamps by . 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TWiV 1217: Alternative vax and pandemic origins 05/11/2025

TWiV 1216: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin 05/10/2025

TWiV 1216: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin 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 diseases, provides information for Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research. Subscribe (free): , , Become a of TWiV! Links for this episode Saline for new vaccines….not good chemistry! (Washington Post) 1940s innovation: HHS, NIH Launch for Pandemic-Prone Viruses(US Department of Health and Human Services) WHAT! Minnesota Bill Against Vaccines (Medscape Medical News) ) Guns= fine….mRNA = mRNA injections and products designated as weapons of mass destruction, and mRNA injections and products prohibited. (Minnesota Legislature) mNRA not bombs or drones….but mRNA! (Minnesota Legislature) 2024 Provisional report (CDC) Pertussis cases by year -2023 (CDC: Whooping cough (pertussis)) : 6 children under a year old (CDC) (WHO) of pertussis (CDC Whooping Cough (Pertussis) With whooping cough cases on the rise, explains how to protect yourself and others (CNN) and cardiovascular outcomes (European Heath Journal) Shingles see lower cardiac event risk (CIDRAP) H5 Bird Flu: (CDC: Avian Influenza Bird flu) Measles (CDC Rubeola) Measles 800 in …. (Texas Health and Human Services) 2025 (New Mexico Health) Measles and rubella report: (Government of Canada) Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP () Get the about measles (NY State Department of Health) (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) vaccine (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) of measles immunity (CDC) to measles vaccination (CDC) (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) (CDC: Measles Rubeola) Adverse events associated with : evidence bearing on causality (NLM) Measles Know the Facts (ISDA: Infectious Diseases Society of America) Deaths following vaccination: what does the (Vaccine) Influenza: Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) US virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Weekly surveillance report: (CDC FluView) Respiratory virus levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) CDC reports this flu season (AP News) Weekly surveillance report: (CDC FluView) 2025-2046 influenza vaccine composition (FDA) RSV: Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) US virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) RSV-work (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection) Impact of Nirsevimab on Infections in Hospitalized Infants (Influenza and other respiratory viruses) Hospital admissions of respiratory infections in infants with nirsevimab RSV antibody(CIDRAP) Waste water scan for (WastewaterSCan) COVID-19 (CDC) COVID-19 trends (CDC) COVID-19 (CDC) SARS-CoV-2 galore (Nextstrain) Early effectiveness of the against COVID-19 in the US Veterans Affairs Healthcare System (Nature Commications) Interim for Use of COVID-19 Vaccines in the United States (CDC: COVID-19) COVID-19 vaccine May 22 (FDA) to get pemgarda (Pemgarda) for the pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 (INVIYD) Infusion (Prime Fusions) guidelines (CDC) COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH) Drug interaction (University of Liverpool) for treatment and management (ID Society) Time to in mild–moderate COVID-19 in the emergency department(Internal and Emergency Medicine) in COVID antiviral receipt raised risk of poor outcomes after ED visits by 18%, data suggest(CIDRAP) Molnupiravir and efficacy (JMV) Convalescent plasma recommendation for (ID Society) What to do when sick with a (CDC) When your healthcare provider is with SARS-CoV-2 (CDC) Managing healthcare staffing (CDC) Virus = Bacteria ? National Trends in for Adults Hospitalized With Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Other Viral Respiratory Infections (OFID) Steroids, at the right time (OFD) guidelines (hematology.org) Daniel Griffin’s medical practices for long COVID (OFID) Long COVID (Columbia : Columbia University Irving Medical Center) Long COVID Short and long-term trajectories of the (BMJ Infectious Diseases) Prevalence of on PET/MRI and DECT Imaging in Long COVID Patients (Journal of Nuclear Medicine) Long-COVID patients show signs of on PET/ MRI scans(CIDRAP) Reaching out to on TWiV 1216 Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary () Timestamps by . Thanks! Intro music is by Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to [email protected] Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice. /episode/index/show/twiv/id/36515190

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