TWiV 1276: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello
discuss the positive side effect of the shingles vaccine on
dementia outcomes and how one dose of the HPV vaccine is
non-inferior to two doses, but are dismayed about the FDA’s
secrecy around the inflammatory statement that the COVID-19
vaccine is linked to the death of 10 children. Dr. Griffin then
deep dives into recent statistics on the measles epidemic, RSV,
influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan
dashboard, Johns Hopkins measles tracker, effectiveness of
maternal administration of the RVS vaccine or the COVID vaccine
for neonates, where to find PEMGARDA, how to access and pay for
Paxlovid, long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to
your long COVID questions, how celiac plexus blocks improves
gastrointestinal long COVID symptoms, brain alterations and
neurodegenerative processes in long COVID cognitive impairment
and contacting your federal government representative to stop the
assault on science and biomedical research.


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Links for this episode

The effect of shingles vaccination at different stages of
the dementia disease course

(Cell)

FDA links 10 children’s deaths to COVID-19
vaccines. Doctors want proof (ABC
News)

Subject: Deaths in children due to COVID-19
vaccines and CBER’s path forward Dear Team
CBER,(Washington Post)

Noninferiority of One HPV Vaccine
Dose to Two Doses(NEJM)

Marburg Outbreak in Ethiopia: Current
Situation (CDC: Marburg Virus Disease)

Washington state resident believed to be the first to die
from a rare strain of bird
flu (AP News)


Wastewater for measles (WasterWater Scan)

Measles cases and outbreaks (CDC
Rubeola)

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)


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)

Respiratory virus activity levels
(CDC Respiratory Illnesses)

Weekly surveillance report: cliff
notes (CDC FluView)


ACIP Recommendations Summary (CDC:
Influenza)


Types of Influenza Viruses (CDC:
Influenza (flu))

Influenza Vaccine Composition for
the 2025-2026 U.S. Influenza
Season(FDA)

RSV: Waste water scan for 11
pathogens (WastewaterSCan)


Respiratory Diseases (Yale School of
Public Health)

US respiratory 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)


Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes After
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prefusion F Protein Vaccination
During Pregnancy (Obstetrics & Gynecology)

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)

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

Effectiveness of COVID-19
vaccines against post-COVID-19
condition/long COVID: systematic review and meta-analysis (CMI:
Clinical Microbiology and Infection)

SARS-CoV-2Infection Versus
Vaccination During Pregnancy: Implications for
Placental Antibody Transfer (The Pediatric Infectious Disease
Journal)


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)


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

Case Report: Celiac plexus
block improves gastrointestinal Long COVID symptoms
(Frontiers Neuroscience)

Distinct brain alterations and neurodegenerative
processes in cognitive impairment associated with
post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (Nature Communications)

Reaching out to US house representative


Letters read on TWiV 1276

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.