TWiV 1228: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello discuss in shock how RFK is breaking his promise of not altering vaccine policies by appointing new members of the ACIP, next ACIP meeting on guidelines for the COVID and RSV vaccines, circulation of “human insect viruses” including West Nile virus, and an outbreak of mpox on a cruise ship, and the ongoing measles outbreak before Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, how to reduce the use of antibiotics for RSV and influenza infections in children, approval of the moderna RSV mRNA vaccine, whether or not the NB.1.8.1 should be included in the fall 2025 vaccines, immunization recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines, where to find PEMGARDA, provides information for Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research, and a shout out for the special episode of TWiV with David Tuller on long COVID and ME/CFS.

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Links for this episode

• RFK Jr. is sabotaging the vaccine program. Here’s how to stop him (Washington Post)
• Innovaciones Alumbra (Alumbra Innovaciones)
• John T Walton (Wikiepedia)
• Walmart (Wikipedia)
• Sam Walton (Wikipedia)
• Condé Nast (Wikipedia)
• Christy Walton (Wikipedia)
• Vaccine Integrity Project ( CIDRAP)
• CIDRAP launches Vaccine Integrity Project (Twin Cities: University of Minnesota)
• Next ACIP meeting (CDC: ACIP)
• June meeting: MEETING OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON IMMUNIZATION PRACTICES (ACIP)(CDC: ACIP agenda)
• West Nile Virus and Other Nationally Notifiable Arboviral Diseases — United States, 2023 (CDC: MMWR)
• Clade II Mpox Infections Among Cruise Ship Passengers and Crew Members — United States, 2024 (CDC: MMWR)
• H5 bird flu: current situation (CDC: Avian Influenza)
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