TWiV 1092: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

This Week in Virology

Vincent Racaniello

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🗓️ 2 March 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on the circulation of respiratory syncytial virus, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 before discussing new vaccine guidelines released by the advisory committee on immunization practices, and reviews the CDC guidelines for quarantine/ isolation following SARS-CoV-2 infection, continues to dispel the myth of viral rebound, how to pay for paxlovid, when to use steroids and the benefits of convalescent plasma, the role of IFN-g in long COVID, if the brain-blood-barrier is compromised in long COVID, meaning of persistent community SARS-CoV-2 RNA findings, and the effects of hyperbaric oxygen on post COVID neurocognition. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Respiratory disease surveillance (CDC) RSV surveillance (CDC) RSV national trend (CDC) RSV vaccination stats (CIDRAP) Influenza/flu surveillance (CDC) Influenza/flu map (CDC) COVID-19 hospital admissions (CDC) COVID-19 national trend (CDC) COVID-19 wastewater testing (biobot) Variant tracker (CDC) Variant hospital admissions (CDC) ACIP COVID vaccination for seniors recommendations (CIDRAP) Additional vaccine doses for older adults (CDC) Evidence based advice from the ACIP (CDC) State mandates did NOT influence primary vaccination rates only boosters (PNAS) No nOPV2? (CDC) CDC Quarantine guidelines (CDC) To rebound or to not rebound (MMWR) Know your COVID-19 tools (ESMED) How to pay for Paxlovid (PAXCESS) Molnupiravir safety and efficacy (JMV) Molunpiravir plus antibody therapy for at-risk outpatients (Nat Comm) Convalescent plasma recommendation for immunocompromised (IDSociety) Steroids, dexamethasone at the right time (OFID) Anticoagulation guidelines (hematology.org) Spontaneous release of IFN-g in Long COVID (Science Advances) Blood-brain-barrier compromise in long COVID associated cognitive impairment (Nat Neuroscience) Persistent community SARS-CoV-2 RNA (Nature) Hyberbaric oxygen therapy improves post COVID neurocognition (Scientific Reports) Medical study questionnaire, the SHORT form (Brandeis) Long term effects of hyperbaric oxygen post COVID (Scientific Reports) Contribute to our ASTMH fundraiser at PWB Letters read on TWiV 1092 Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary (pdf) Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to [email protected]

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0:00.0	This Week in Virology, the Podcast About Viruses, the kind that make you sick.
0:07.0	From Microbe TV, this is Twive this weekend virology
0:15.2	episode 1092 recorded on February 29th
0:21.2	2024 I'm Vincent Drackin-yellow and you're listening to the
0:26.5	podcast all about viruses. Joining me today from New York, Daniel Griffin.
0:33.6	Hello everyone.
0:35.6	So it's Leap Day, so this episode will disappear next year, right?
0:40.0	Is that the...
0:41.0	What will happen? What you got on your tie now Daniel? This is my biohazard bow tie. So those are a little
0:50.0	biohazard symbols? Yeah, a little biohazard, you know the sort of weird thing there all right good all
0:56.8	let's jump into it you know I try to keep these short but then you know stuff
1:01.9	happens and we need to talk about it so let's start
1:04.2	off with our quotation because it's maybe a tribute to all our listeners the highest
1:09.9	activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding because to
1:14.3	understand is to be free and that's by Baruch Spinoza and you know I think a lot of
1:21.8	people come here because they want to understand, they want education,
1:26.4	they don't just want a little short little tick-talk or a little soundbite, they actually
1:31.8	want that understanding.
1:33.0	So hopefully we can keep providing it for everyone.
1:35.8	And hopefully some of that understanding is going to keep everyone safe
1:39.2	so that they can be coming back for more.
1:41.9	So we'll start off with
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