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)
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