TWiV 1176: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

Dec 21, 2024

In this discussion, Dr. Daniel Griffin, an expert in infectious diseases, tackles urgent health concerns, including a mysterious respiratory illness in the Congo that turns out to be severe malaria. He elaborates on the importance of childhood vaccinations against polio and measles, criticizing misinformation campaigns. The conversation also covers the alarming emergence of H5N1 avian flu and its implications for public health. Additionally, Dr. Griffin provides insights into long COVID's effects on cancer patients and recent data demonstrating vaccination benefits in reducing hospitalizations.

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Intro

00:00 • 2min

Emerging Health Challenges: Malaria, Avian Flu, and Vaccination Insights

02:23 • 30min

COVID-19 Testing and Long Haul Insights

32:05 • 6min

Navigating COVID-19 Treatments

37:59 • 3min

Vaccines and Viruses: Legacy and Modern Implications

41:16 • 5min

COVID Testing for Guests and Rising Norovirus Concerns

46:09 • 2min

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin continues his discussion of whether the mysterious respiratory illness in the Congo is malaria, and in conjunction with your host Vincent Racaniello discusses how routine childhood immunizations especially that against poliovirus are threatened by Robert F Kennedy Jr and Aaron Siri, the origin of the SAR-CoV-2 virus and retraction of Didier Raoult’s research, then returns to discussing the first case of severe disease following H5N1 infection in humans and the state of California’s “bird flu emergency”, the benefit of the measles vaccine, before reviewing the recent statistics on SARS-CoV-2 infection, the WasterwaterScan dashboard, how vaccination reduced hospitalization of children between 5-17 years, the ACIP recommendation for the immunocompromised, where to find PEMGARDA, information for Columbia Unversity Irving Medical Center’s long COVID treatment center, long COVID in cancer patients and the physical malaises of long COVID.

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Mystery disease in DRC kills mostly children (ALJAZEERA)
Malaria—mysterious disease in DRC? (ALJAZEERA)
Mysterious disease in DRC is severe malaria (ALJAZEERA)
Confirmed first severe human H5N1 case (CIDRAP)
California declares bird flu emergency (Reuters)
RFK’s lawyer asks FDA to revoke approval of the polio vaccine (NY Times)
NO WAY! Vaccination promotes survival and health? (LANCET)
10.6 million cases of measles this year alone! (WHO)
20% rise in measles…..(NY Times)
No Sars-CoV-2 relatives in Shi Zhengli’s freezers (Nature)
Controversial COVID study that promoted unproven treatment retracted after four-year saga (Nature)
Influenza weekly surveillance report: clift notes (CDC FluView)
Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan)
RSV-Network (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection)
US respiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses)
COVID-19 deaths (CDC)
COVID-19 national and regional trends (CDC)
Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan)
COVID-19 variant tracker (CDC)
SARS-CoV-2 genomes galore (Nextstrain)
BNT162b2 XBB Vaccine for COVID-19 Among Children 5-17 Years ofAge (JAMA Network)
ACIP recommendations for those over 65 years and those under 6 months who are immunocompromised (CDC MMWR)
Where to get pemgarda (Pemgarda)
EUA for the pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 (INVIYD)
Fusion center near you….if in NY (Prime Fusions)
CDC Quarantine guidelines (CDC)
NIH COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH)
Infectious Disease Society guidelines for treatment and management (ID Society)
Drug interaction checker (University of Liverpool)
Molnupiravir safety and efficacy (JMV)
Convalescent plasma recommendation for immunocompromised (ID Society)
What to do when sick with a respiratory virus (CDC)
When your healthcare provider is infected/exposed with SARS-CoV-2 (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)
Post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 in cancer patients: Two cohorts in UK and Hong Kong(Cancer Medicine)
Skeletal muscle adaptations and post-exertional malaise in long COVID (Cell: Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism)
Letters read on TWiV 1176
Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary (pdf)
Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to daniel@microbe.tv