TWiV 1240: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent
Racaniello chat about the recent Salmonella typhimurim outbreak,
the ousting of another CBER director, confirmation of a new CDC
director and results of a recent pool about vaccine safety and
trust before Dr. Griffin deep dives into recent statistics on
RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan
dashboard, a new anti-influenza antibody that can be combined
with neuraminidase inhibitors, whether or not the NB.1.8.1 should
be included in the fall 2025 vaccines, the effectiveness of
Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine, where to find PEMGARDA, safety of
the JN.1 updated vaccine, long COVID treatment center, where to
go for answers to your long COVID questions, the prevalence of
cardiac and pulmonary abnormalities found via medical imaging
following COVID-19 and contacting your federal government
representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical
research.


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Links for this episode

Outbreak
of Salmonella Typhimurium Infections
Linked to Commercially Distributed Raw Milk (CDC: MMWR)

Top F.D.A. Official Resigns
UnderPressure (NY Times)

In a first, the Senate confirms a
new CDC director (NPR)

KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and
Trust: Vaccine Safety and Trust (KFF)


Wastewater for measles (WasterWater Scan)

Measles cases and outbreaks (CDC
Rubeola)


Weekly measles and rubella monitoring
(Government of Canada)

Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP
(jpg)


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: clift
notes (CDC FluView)

Effects of baloxavir marboxil plus neuraminidase
inhibitor versus neuraminidase inhibitor in
high-risk patients hospitalized with severe influenza: a post hoc
analysis of the Flagstone trial (OFID)


FDA-CDC-DOD: 2025-2046 influenza vaccine
composition (FDA)

RSV: Waste water scan for 11
pathogens (WastewaterSCan)

US respiratory virus activity (CDC
Respiratory Illnesses)

ENFLONSIA: novel
drug approvals 2025 (FDA)

RSV-Network (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus
Infection)

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)

Safety of JN.1-Updated mRNA
COVID-19Vaccines (JAMA)


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)


Paxlovid (Pfizer)


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

Prevalence of Persistent Cardiovascular and
Pulmonary Abnormalities on PET/MRI and DECT Imaging
in Long COVID Patients (Journal of
Nuclear Medicine)

Reaching out to US house representative


Letters read on TWiV 1240

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.