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.


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Links for this episode

Vaccine Opponent Hired by RFK Jr. Scours
Official Records for Link to Autism (Wall Street
Journal)


Correcting our
record (Salon)

You are FIRED! Kennedy removes all ACIP
members, eyes replacement (CIDRAP)

UPI Investigates: The vaccine
conflict…..investigative reporting? (UPI)

RFK Jr.: HHS Moves to Restore Public Trust in
Vaccines…to avoid conflicts UGHHHH! (Wall Street
Journal)


GREAT Vaccine advisory panel (Great
Barrington Declaration)


National Vaccine Information
Center (Wikipedia: National Vaccine Information
Center)

Nonprofit
organization 501(c)  (Wikipedia)

Kennedy Announces Eight New
Members of C.D.C. Vaccine Advisory
Panel (NY Times)

Whooping cough deaths! (Kentucky.
Gov)

Kentucky announces two pertussis
deaths in infants this year (CIDRAP)


H5 bird flu: current situation (CDC: Avian
Influenza)

Stability of influenza viruses in
the milk of cows and sheep (medRxiv)


Wastewater for measles (WasterWater Scan)

Measles cases and outbreaks (CDC
Rubeola)


Weekly measles and rubella monitoring
(Government of Canada)

Canada’s Ontario province reports death of child
from measles (Reuters)

Measles outbreaks continue with risk of holidays
causing surge (gov.UK)


Measles (WHO)

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)


Measles (CDC Measles (Rubeola)

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)

Oseltamivir
Treatment vs Supportive Care for
Seasonal Influenza Requiring Hospitalization (JAMA)


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)

Approval for Merck’s ENFLONSIA
(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 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)

Antigenic and Virological Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2
Variant BA.3.2, XFG, and
NB.1.8.1 (biRxiV)

COVID-19 vaccine for 6 months, 12
years (CDC: childhood vaccination)

COVID-19 vaccine for65 years and older
(CDC: Adult vaccination)


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)

Managing healthcare
staffing shortages (CDC)

Steroids,dexamethasone at the right
time (OFID)


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

Long-term outcomes of patients with pre-existing
coronary artery disease after SARS-CoV-2 infection
(eBioMedicine)

Reaching out to US house representative

Trump Budget Eliminates
Funding for Crucial Global Vaccination Programs(NY
Times)


Letters read on TWiV 1226

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.