This Week in Virology TWiV 883: COVID-19 clinical update #108 with Dr. Daniel Griffin
Apr 2, 2022
45:25
In COVID-19 clinical update #107, Daniel Griffin reviews vaccine booster doses, at-home testing, transmission in ferrets, improving indoor air quality, trials of BCG, ivermectin, and fluvoxamine, vaccination during pregnancy, mRNA vaccines and Fc functions, anti-platelet and aspirin therapy and a trial of prone positioning.
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Links for this episode- FDA authorizes second booster (FDA)
- Second booster and mortality (Res Square)
- Booster effectiveness vs hospitalization (MMWR)
- SARS-CoV-2 confections (Lancet)
- At-home testing (MMWR)
- Transmission study in ferrets (PLoS Path)
- Improving indoor air quality (EPA)
- BCG vaccine no effect on viral infections (Clin Inf Dis)
- Vaccination during pregnancy (JAMA)
- mRNA vaccines and different Fc functions (Sci Transl Med)
- Ivermectin clinical trial (NEJM)
- Fluvoxamine clinical trial (Lancet)
- Antiplatelet therapy (JAMA)
- Aspirin and in-hospital mortality (JAMA)
- Proning trial (Brit Med J)
- Dr. Griffin's treatment guide (pdf)
- Contribute to ASTMH fundraiser at PWB 41:20
- Letters read on TWiV 883
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to daniel@microbe.tv