In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on the circulation of respiratory syncytial virus before discussing uptake of the RSV vaccine Abrysvo or the monoclonal anti-RSV antibody nirsevimab to prevent severe disease following RSV infection in infants 8 months or younger before going over this week’s influenza virus and SARS-CoV-2 virus statistics, including all circulating variants in the US, examines if self-testing is more accurate than clinician administered Binax rapid diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2 infection, if N95 masks need a yearly fitting, how SARS-CoV-2 vaccination impacts the prevalence of long COVID, reviews the CDC guidelines for quarantine/ isolation following SARS-CoV-2 infection, continues to dispel the myth of viral rebound, how to pay for paxlovid, when to use steroids and the benefits of convalescent plasma, why determining the exact number of long COVID incidences is challenging, how the incidence and predictors for fatiguing illness following SARS-CoV-2 infection may used to reenforce the need for public health actions to prevent virus infection and the risks of respiratory pathologies including lung cancer associate with SARS-C0V-2 infection. Subscribe (free): <a title= "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=300973784" href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-virology/id1176779065"> Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3R3aXYubWljcm9iZXdvcmxkLmxpYnN5bnByby5jb20vdHdpdg%3D%3D">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "http://twiv.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/twiv">RSS</a>, <a href="http://eepurl.com/Gcw59">email</a> Become a <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiV! Links for this episode <ul> <li>Respiratory <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/surveillance/nrevss/index.html">disease</a> surveillance (CDC)</li> <li>RSV <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/surveillance/nrevss/rsv/index.html">surveillance</a>  (CDC)</li> <li>RSV <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/surveillance/nrevss/rsv/natl-trend.html">national</a> trend (CDC)</li> <li>RSV <a href= "https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/quick-takes-good-uptake-rsv-vaccines-moms-and-infants-%20first-avian-flu-wv">vaccination stats</a> (CIDRAP)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.axios.com/2024/02/20/rsv-vaccine-children-%20protection?utm_campaign=editorial&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter"> Abrysvo</a> vaccine stats (Axios)</li> <li>RSV vaccination <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/imz-managers/coverage/rsvvaxview/index.html">dashboard</a> (CDC)</li> <li>Influenza/flu <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/index.htm">surveillance </a> (CDC)</li> <li>Influenza/flu <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/usmap.htm">map</a> (CDC)</li> <li>COVID-19  <a href= "https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#trends_weeklyhospitaladmissions_select_00">hospital</a> admissions (CDC)</li> <li>COVID-19 <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/nwss/rv/COVID19-nationaltrend.html">national</a> trend (CDC)</li> <li>COVID-19 <a href= "https://biobot.io/data/">wastewater</a> testing (biobot)</li> <li><a href= "https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions"> Variant</a> tracker (CDC)</li> <li><a href= "https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#trends_weeklyhospitaladmissions_select_00"> Variant hospital</a> admissions (CDC)</li> <li>Who is more accurate the <a href= "https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02525-23">clinician or the self</a> for BinaxNow rapid testing (ASM Spectrum)</li> <li>Annual N95<a href= "https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/infection-control-and-hospital-epidemiology/article/annual-n95-%20respirator-fittesting-an-unnecessary-burden-on-%20healthcare/EFB7AE65A2473AD4EC0EA0CE641AE015?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_cont%20ent=Article&utm_campaign=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20%20Issues&WT.mc_id=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Issues"> fitting</a> (Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/infection-control-and-hospital-epidemiology/article/annual-n95-%20respirator-fittesting-an-unnecessary-burden-on-%20healthcare/EFB7AE65A2473AD4EC0EA0CE641AE015?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_cont%20ent=Article&utm_campaign=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20%20Issues&WT.mc_id=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Issues"> How vaccination impacts</a> long COVID prevalence (Annals of Epidemiology)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/quarantine-isolation.html"> CDC Quarantine</a> guidelines (CDC)</li> <li>To rebound or to <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7251a1.htm?s_cid=mm7251a1_e&ACSTrackingID=USCDC_921-DM119319&ACSTrackingLabel=This%20Week%20in%20MMWR%3A%20Vol.%2072%2C%20December%2022%2C%202023&deliveryName=USCDC_921-DM119319">not rebound</a> (MMWR)</li> <li><a href= "https://esmed.org/MRA/mra/article/view/3041">Know your</a> COVID-19 tools (ESMED)</li> <li><a href="https://www.paxlovid.com/paxcess">How to pay</a> for Paxlovid (PAXCESS)</li> <li>Molnupiravir <a href= "https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jmv.28011">safety</a> and efficacy (JMV)</li> <li>Convalescent plasma recommendation for <a href= "file:///Users/Amy/Desktop/">immunocompromised</a> (IDSociety)</li> <li>Steroids, <a href= "https://academic.oup.com/ofid/article/10/3/ofad105/7055978">dexamethasone</a> at the right time (OFID)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.hematology.org/education/clinicians/guidelines-and-quality-care/clinical-practice-guidelines/venous-thromboembolism-guidelines/ash-guidelines-on-use-of-anticoagulation-in-patients-with-covid-19"> Anticoagulation</a> guidelines (hematology.org)</li> <li>Long COVID <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/73/wr/mm7306a4.htm?s_cid=mm7306a4_w">in adults</a> (MMWR)</li> <li><a href= "https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/3/23-1194_article">Estimating and predicting</a> fatiguing illness after SARS-CoV-2 infection (EIS)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(24)00079-8/fulltext"> Long term risks</a> of respiratory disease following SARS-CoV-2 infection (eClinical Medicine)</li> <li>Contribute to our <a href= "https://parasiteswithoutborders.com/">ASTMH fundraiser at PWB</a></li> <li><a title="" href= "https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1088-letters/">Letter</a><a title="" href= "https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1090-letters/">s</a><a title="" href= "https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1088-letters/"> read</a> on TWiV 1080</li> <li>Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary (<a title="" href= "https://twiv.s3.amazonaws.com/COVID+treatment+summary+12-21-2023.pdf">pdf</a>)</li> <li>Timestamps by <a href= "https://ramseylab.vercel.app/">Jolene</a>. Thanks!</li> </ul> Intro music is by <a href= "http://www.ronaldjenkees.com/">Ronald Jenkees</a> Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to daniel@microbe.tv

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