TWiV 1306: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

This Week in Virology

Vincent Racaniello

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4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello chat about death of water fowl on Long Island, ‘renaming’ of the FDA adverse event monitoring system, lawsuits against RFK Jr and HHS for illegal changes in routine immunization practices, before Dr. Griffin deep dives into economic costs of not vaccinating against measles, the measles outbreak in South Carolina, Utah and ICE detention centers, recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, Johns Hopkins measles tracker, where to find PEMGARDA, expansion of the RSV vaccine licensure to include high risk yound adults, association between lung cancer and respiratory illnesses, how to access and pay for Paxlovid, effectiveness of vaccination or supplemental vitamin D to reduce the risk of long COVID, 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 Local waterfowl die-off likely caused by bird flu (The Suffolk Times) East End officials respond as dead birds pile up on Long Island shorelines (news 12: Long Island) FDA Adverse Event Monitoring System(AEMS)(FDA) FDA Launches NewAdverse Event Look-Up Tool(FDA) FDA announces AEMS, new adverse-event database to replace VAERS (CIDRAP) US cuts broad recommendation for four childhood vaccines including flu (Reuters) US CDC deploys staff to curb South Carolina’s measles outbreak (Reuters) US judge upends Kennedy’s overhaul of childhood vaccine policies (Reuters) American Academy of Pediatrics, et al v. Robert F Kennedy, Jr, et al (Civil Action No 25-11916-BEM) White House Puts RFK Jr.’s HHS on Tighter Leash After MAHA Setbacks(Wall Street Journal) Wastewater for measles (WasterWater Scan) Measles cases and outbreaks (CDC Rubeola) Big outbreak, bright lights…Measles Dashboard(South Carolina Department of Public Health) Utah measles outbreak response (Utah Department of Health and Human Services) Utah Measles Dashboard (Utah Department of Health and Human Services) 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) Influenza: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) US respiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Respiratory virus activity levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Flu vaccine recommendations: Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee March 12, 2026 Meeting Announcement (FDA) WHO updates all 3 viral strains to be included in fall flu shots(CIDRAP) Weekly surveillance report: clift notes (CDC FluView) 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) 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) Respiratory Diseases (Yale School of Public Health) FDA expands approval for RSV vaccine to include younger adults at high risk (FDA) 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) Respiratory viral infections prime accelerated lung cancer growth (Cell) 2024–2025 COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Effectiveness Against Severe Disease (JID) 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) 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) Anticoagulationguidelines (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 Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccination and Prior Infections to Reduce Long COVID Risk During the Pre-Omicron and Omicron Periods (CID) A Randomized Trial of Vitamin D Supplementation and COVID-19 Clinical Outcomes and Long COVID: The Vitamin D for COVID-19 Trial (The Journal of Nutrition) Long COVID Treatment Guide (rthm) Reaching out to US house representative Letters read on TWiV 1306 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.
0:11.0	From Microbe TV, this is Twiv. This week in Virology, episode 1306, recorded on March 19th, 2026. I'm Vincent Dracanielo, and you're listening to the podcast,
0:25.7	All About Viruses. Joining me today from New York, Daniel Griffin. Hello, everyone. That's a nice
0:34.7	tie, black and white. Is that what it is, black and white, or is it another color?
0:38.8	Well, it's sort of a gold.
0:40.6	And there are these symmetrical, circular particles with like a corona of spikes around the outside.
0:50.8	Gee, a coronavirus.
0:52.2	He gave it away.
0:53.4	You got it. It's a very nice looking tie. Does anyone ever say, is that coronavirus?
0:59.5	They usually don't do that, but I think I was actually doing one of those expert appearances, and I wore this. And since it's predated 2019, it was very suspicious.
1:12.4	Dr. Griffin, what were you doing with coronavirus bow ties before oh you must have made it in your lab daniel obviously that points to it
1:18.9	all that's the evidence that's all yes very suspicious right what are you doing so um but all right
1:25.2	we got a lot to cover vincent um and i'm going to start with a quote from Carl Sagan. Did you know Carl Sagan? No, I never met him. I don't know if he even was at Columbia. I was there from 70 to 74. I don't know if he was there. He was at Cornell, right? Carl was. Yeah, he was. Ithaca New York. Yeah. So, all right, well, the quote, the quotation, and people will
1:50.4	maybe realize soon why I picked him this week, but science is far from a perfect instrument of knowledge.
1:57.5	It's just the best we have. I thought lies are the best instrument of knowledge, Daniel.
2:02.9	Oh my gosh.
2:03.9	Oh my gosh.
2:04.9	You know, this is often what people say about democracy.
2:07.9	They say, you know, it's not a great form of government, but it's just the best we have.
2:13.7	You know, because it's sort of interesting what happens, you know, when you get a whole bunch
2:17.2	of people together and say, ooh, who do you think should be in charge? But okay, let's, let's not,
2:23.8	but this, the first one was actually sort of triggered by personal experience. So maybe, maybe this
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