TWiV 1296: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

This Week in Virology

Vincent Racaniello

Virology, Microbiology, Medicine, Virus, Racaniello, Microbe, Infection, Vincent, Infectious, Pathogen, Science & Medicine, Twiv

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

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In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello are shocked by recent events, including Dr. Oz’s appeal for measles vaccination, Vinjay Prasad’s unilateral rejection of Moderna’s mRNA influenza vaccine application, and the increasing number of New World screw worm cases, then Dr. Griffin then deep dives into recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, Johns Hopkins measles tracker, where to find PEMGARDA, how to access and pay for Paxlovid, the number of measles deaths in Mexico, long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, choroid plexus alterations in long COVID association with neuropathologies and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode How Dr. Oz’s appeal to get measles vaccine may differ from RFK Jr.’s messaging (ABC News) FDA reverses course, refuses to review Moderna’s application for new mRNA flu vaccine (CIDRAP) Hepatitis B Vaccination at Birth: Safety, Effectiveness, and Public Health Benefit (American Academy of Pediatrics: Pediatrics) US Olympic Committee remains ‘dialed in’ to prevent spread of stomach illness at Winter Games (CNN) Oz promotes measles vaccination (NY Times; USA Today; Fortune) Screw worm in Mexico (Gobierno de Mexico) Mexico reports more human New World screwworm infections (CIDRAP) Wastewater for measles (WasterWater Scan) Measles cases and outbreaks (CDC Rubeola) Big outbreak, bright lights…Measles Dashboard (South Carolina Department of Public Health) Tracking Measles Cases in the U.S. (Johns Hopkins) Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP (jpg) Weekly measles and rubella monitoring (Government of Canada) Measles (WHO) 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) Measles outbreak poses risk of ‘irreversible’ brain damage, health officials warn (Fox News) In Mexico, at least 28 have died from measles outbreak that started 2025 (Reuters) Influenza: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) USrespiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Respiratory virus activity levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Weekly surveillance report: cliff notes (CDC FluView) Influenza vaccination and the risk of myocardial infarction(BMC Publich Health) OPTION 2: XOFLUZA $50 Cash Pay Option(xofluza) RSV: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) Respiratory Diseases (Yale School of Public Health) USrespiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) RSV-Network (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection) Long-term impact of nirsevimab on prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infection using a real-world global database (Infection) Vaccines for Adults (CDC: Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV)) Economic Analysis of Protein Subunit and mRNA RSV Vaccination in Adults aged 50-59 Years (CDC: ACIP) Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) COVID-19 deaths (CDC) Respiratory Illnesses Data Channel (CDC: Respiratory Illnesses) COVID-19 national and regional trends (CDC) COVID-19 variant tracker (CDC) SARS-CoV-2 genomes galore (Nextstrain) Where to get pemgarda (Pemgarda) EUAfor 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) Help your eligible patients access PAXLOVID with the PAXCESS Patient Support Program (Pfizer Pro) Understanding Coverage Options (PAXCESS) 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) Managing healthcare staffing shortages (CDC) 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 Choroid plexus alterations in long COVID and their associations with Alzheimer’s disease risks (Alzheimer’s & Dementia) Reaching out to US house representative Letters read on TWiV 1296 Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary (pdf) Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to daniel@microbe.tv Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

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0:00.0	This Week in Virology, the podcast about viruses, the kind that make you sick.
0:10.4	From Microbb TV, this is Twiv.
0:13.7	This week in Virology, episode 1296 recorded on February 12, 2026. I'm Vincent Rackeniello, and you're listening to the podcast,
0:26.4	All About Viruses. Joining me today from New York, Daniel Griffin. Hello, everyone. I know what's
0:34.8	on your tie, but I can't admit to getting it. I'll ask you, what's on your tie, but I can't admit to getting it.
0:38.5	I'll ask you, what's on your tie, Daniel?
0:40.4	Well, it's hard because it's multiple things.
0:43.9	It's waterborne pathogens, right?
0:46.1	I have like a fecal-borne pathogen one, and this is waterborne.
0:49.8	Some gram-negatives, some coxidia, a bunch of different things.
0:53.5	It seems appropriate because
0:55.3	we're going to talk about, you know, basically a big way that you get sick is either by breathing
1:00.7	or letting things go into your mouth. Yeah, which are two activities we need to do, right?
1:06.5	Yeah, pretty much, you know, air and other things end up going into our mouth and kind of what happens.
1:12.9	Yeah.
1:14.1	So, all right.
1:14.7	Well, I'm going to try not to cough.
1:16.7	I just went for a run.
1:17.6	And even though it's warmer, it's still not that warm out there, right?
1:21.4	I need to probably jog at a slower pace or somehow pre-warm the air in my environment.
1:27.2	But I am going to start off with a
1:29.1	quote from Helen Keller. I know I've quoted Helen Keller before. And if you're just like kind of
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