TWiV 974: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

This Week in Virology

In his weekly clinical update Dr. Griffin discusses poliovirus returns to New York wastewater, COVID-19 is more widespread in animals than we thought, increasing ventilation reduces SARS-CoV-2 airborne transmission in schools, the use of carbon dioxide monitoring to assess ventilation at a national infectious diseases conference, effectiveness of the bivalent mRNA vaccine in preventing severe COVID-19 outcomes, 7-month duration of SARS-CoV-2 mucosal immunoglobulin-A responses and protection, and long COVID outcomes at one year after mild SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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Links for this episode

• COVID-19 more widespread in animals than thought (Nat Geo)
• Increasing ventilation reduces airborne transmission in schools (Frontiers)
• Carbon dioxide monitoring to assess ventilation at a NID conference (CID)
• Paxlovid patient eligbiliity screening checklist (FDA)
• Effectiveness of bivalent mRNA vaccine in preventing severe COVID-19 (Lancet)
• Duration of SARS-CoV-2 mucosal immunoglobulin-A responses and protection (Lancet)
• Long COVID outcomes at one year after mild SARS-CoV-2 infection (BMJ)
• Contribute to our MicrobeTV fundraiser at PWB
• Dr. Griffin’s treatment guide (pdf)
• Letters read on TWiV 974
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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