In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello record from the ASTMH meeting in Toronto and discuss continuing avian flu outbreaks, the continued global measles outbreak, the effectiveness of high and low doses of the influenza vaccine before Dr. Griffin deep dives into recent statistics on the measles epidemic, RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, Johns Hopkins measles tracker, children hospitalizations following COVID-19 and influenza vaccination, where to find PEMGARDA, how to access and pay for Paxlovid, long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research. <div class="fluid-width-video-wrapper">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 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"https://data.wastewaterscan.org/tracker/?charts=CuUJCidNZWFzbGVzLCBQYXJ0aWNpcGF0aW5nIFNpdGVzIE5hdGlvbndpZGUQASABQAFIAFIGZTEzNmMxUgYwN2NlZDdSBjE3MzU2MFIGMGZlYWRlUgZiNzIzYWVSBjEyZDJiNlIGYjllMzIyUgY3MWJhZTdSBjMxZWQzY1IGZDFhNGI4UgYxNGVmMDdSBmUwMGExYlIGOWY4OTgwUgY4MDA5ZTBSBmQzZmYxM1IGNmMwNTdiUgY1MDBmOWFSBjhiZWQ5MFIGY2E5MGI1UgY3YThiZTJSBjRlODhiM1IGZDEzYjI2UgZhM2E5MmRSBmE0ZTM5NFIGYmJjYTFhUgZkNThiODlSBjliODQ4MVIGMTM4MmY4UgY1Y2ZlZmRSBmZkZTZjY1IGZTFlMDNjUgY3M2U2MWNSBjY1N2VhNVIGNzJhN2IwUgYxNTAzMDhSBjkwNzcxM1IGNTllYzk0UgY0YTdiOTNSBjNhM2ZhMVIGOTRjMGM2UgZmYTJkNjNSBjY2YmM0NFIGYjk1ZjkzUgY5ODNmZjNSBjJkNmUxYlIGMDY1MjgyUgY4Nzk5NDZSBjk4YTI4ZFIGMDMyNWRkUgYxMDU2ZjBSBjc2NmU3N1IGMjZlYWUxUgZlOTA0ZWNSBmFmN2NkNVIGZWJiMDA0UgYwMmNjZGRSBjZmMDg5YlIGZDU5MmYxUgZkOWE4MTRSBmI0OWFhY1IGNjE5ODMxUgZhMGZiY2RSBjZmYTljN1IGMjU0ODE5UgZkZTExMDFSBjhhOWI0YlIGNmExMjRhUgYxOTkyZmNSBjY2MWU3MVIGYWUwM2Y3UgY3NTk0YzZSBjQ0OWZlMVIGNmE5Yzk0UgZjZGNlYWRSBjA1ZTI2Y1IGMjg5NGM5UgZiYzc5ZjlSBjY3YzM4MVIGNjVmOGJkUgZlOWU4N2VSBmY4NDdlNlIGNGZmNjNiUgZlZjBmZWNSBmVlYzJjMlIGNTM1NDRjUgY1NzlkYTNSBjc2Mzk0MVIGMTc2ODhlUgZhMTA4NmZSBjQ5ZTlmZlIGMTFhYWQyUgZhNDU1MjBSBjE0ZTIwM1IGNWM4NWVjUgYwMDE1YmFSBmI5YzAyZFIGNTQ3YzVkUgY4OTdhYmZSBjdkYWFlOFIGMzczNzAyUgZkZGU4OGZSBjMxOWFhNlIGZDk3NmY5UgY2YzliNmZSBjg0ZDQ4OVIGZWVhMzk4UgZiNTBjNjRSBmFkODZhOVIGY2QwODhiUgY0ODA1NTdSBmM4ZDM1N1IGMjYwZDFiUgY5NTE4MmNSBmMxZjMwMFIGMzE3NDU0UgY1M2YxMzBSBjk1Nzc5NFIGYTgyY2U5UgZjYjBlMWNSBmU1OTU4NVIGMzc0MzBhUgY0ZDlhZDFSBjA2NGFhY1IGMzdkY2IwUgYyZDQ1ZjJSBjFhOGIwZFIGZjQwNWI2UgZkZDM2ZmJSBmFkNjlkYlIGMDJmODU5UgY2YWM4ZWNSBjI2NGI4N1IGYzBjMmEyUgZjNTlmMmVSBjgzNjkzNlIGNmM0MDNmUgYxODkxZTBSBjNkNzk1M1IGMjRkN2YyUgZjMDg5ZWRSBjczM2YyNlIGNDA4YzAyUgYyZmE5MGNSBjI1ZmRlOVIGNWEzZmNlUgY0MzlmMjhSBjE5Y2M5ZVIGMWNiZDE1WgdNZVZfUm95eBOKAQY2NjhjMjI%3D&selectedChartId=668c22"> Wastewater</a> for measles (WasterWater Scan)</li> <li>Measles <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/measles/data-research/index.html">cases and outbreaks</a> (CDC Rubeola)</li> <li>Tracking <a href= "https://publichealth.jhu.edu/ivac/resources/us-measles-tracker">Measles Cases</a> in the U.S. (Johns Hopkins)</li> <li>Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP (<a href= "https://b2927012.smushcdn.com/2927012/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/measles_vax_rec_2.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1">jpg</a>)</li> <li><a href= "https://health-infobase.canada.ca/measles-rubella/">Weekly</a> measles and rubella monitoring (Government of Canada)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/measles">Measles</a> (WHO)</li> <li>Get the <a href= "https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/measles/">FACTS</a> about measles (NY State Department of Health)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/measles/hcp/vaccine-considerations/index.html"> Measles</a> (CDC Measles (Rubeola))</li> <li><a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/measles/index.html">Measles</a> vaccine (CDC Measles (Rubeola))</li> <li><a href= "https://fda-my.sharepoint.com/Users/Amy/Desktop/Measles%20(CDC%20Measles%20(Rubeola))"> Presumptive evidence</a> of measles immunity (CDC)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/pinkbook/hcp/table-of-contents/chapter-13-measles.html#cdc_report_pub_study_section_9-contraindications-and-precautions-to-vaccination"> Contraindications and precautions</a> to measles vaccination (CDC)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/measles/hcp/vaccine-considerations/index.html"> Measles</a> (CDC Measles (Rubeola))</li> <li>Adverse events associated with <a href= "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK236284/#:~:text=The%20evidence%20favors%20acceptance%20of,in%20temporal%20relation%20to%20vaccination">childhood vaccines</a>: evidence bearing on causality (NLM)</li> <li>Measles <a href= "https://www.idsociety.org/public-health/measles/know-the-facts/">Vaccination:</a> Know the Facts (ISDA: Infectious Diseases Society of America)</li> <li>Deaths following vaccination: what does the <a href= "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0264410X15006556?via%3Dihub">evidence show</a> (Vaccine)</li> <li>Influenza: Waste water scan for <a href= "https://data.wastewaterscan.org/?charts=CjIQACABSABaBk4gR2VuZXIKMjAyNC0wOC0wN3IKMjAyNC0wOS0xOIoBBmQ0MzllMsABAQ%3D%3D&selectedChartId=d439e2">11 pathogens</a> (WastewaterSCan)</li> <li>US<a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/data/activity-levels.html"> respiratory</a> virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses)</li> <li>Respiratory virus <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/data/activity-levels.html">activity</a> levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses)</li> <li>Weekly surveillance report: <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/fluview/surveillance/2024-week-37.html">clift notes</a> (CDC FluView)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/flu/hcp/acip/index.html">ACIP</a> Recommendations Summary (CDC: Influenza)</li> <li>Effectiveness of high-dose influenza vaccine <a href= "https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)01742-8/fulltext">against hospitalisations</a> in older adults (FLUNITY-HD) (LANCET)</li> <li>Relative effectiveness of the <a href= "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971225003224?via%3Dihub">high-dose versus standard-dose</a> influenza vaccines for the prevention of laboratory-confirmed influenza among Italian older adults during three recent seasons (International Journal of Infectious Diseases)</li> <li>Influenza Vaccine Composition for the <a href= "https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/influenza-vaccine-composition-2025-2026-us-influenza-season?mtm_source=25">2025-2026</a> U.S. Influenza Season (FDA)</li> <li>RSV: Waste water scan for <a href= "https://data.wastewaterscan.org/?charts=CjIQACABSABaBk4gR2VuZXIKMjAyNC0wOC0wN3IKMjAyNC0wOS0xOIoBBmQ0MzllMsABAQ%3D%3D&selectedChartId=d439e2">11 pathogens</a> (WastewaterSCan)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.pophive.org/respiratory-diseases/respiratory-syncytial-virus"> Respiratory Diseases</a> (Yale School of Public Health)</li> <li>US<a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/data/activity-levels.html"> respiratory</a> virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses)</li> <li>RSV-<a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/rsv/php/surveillance/rsv-net.html">Net</a>work (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.journalofinfection.com/article/S0163-4453(25)00252-X/fulltext"> Long-term impact</a> of nirsevimab on prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infection using a real-word global database (Journal of Infection)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/rsv/vaccines/adults.html">Vaccines for Adults</a> (CDC: Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV))</li> <li><a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/acip/downloads/slides-2025-04-15-16/04-Ortega-Sanchez-Adult-RSV-508.pdf"> Economic Analysis</a> of Protein Subunit and mRNA RSV Vaccination in Adults aged 50-59 Years (CDC: ACIP)</li> <li>Waste water scan for <a href= "https://data.wastewaterscan.org/?charts=CjIQACABSABaBk4gR2VuZXIKMjAyNC0wOC0wN3IKMjAyNC0wOS0xOIoBBmQ0MzllMsABAQ%3D%3D&selectedChartId=d439e2">11 pathogens</a> (WastewaterSCan)</li> <li>COVID-19 <a href= "https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#maps_percent-covid-deaths">deaths</a> (CDC)</li> <li>Respiratory Illnesses <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/data/index.html">Data Channel</a> (CDC: Respiratory Illnesses)</li> <li>COVID-19 <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/nwss/rv/COVID19-nationaltrend.html">national and regional</a> trends (CDC)</li> <li>COVID-19 <a href= "https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/index.html#variant-proportions">variant tracker</a> (CDC)</li> <li>SARS-CoV-2 <a href= "https://nextstrain.org/ncov/gisaid/global/all-time?d=tree,frequencies&p=full&r=division&showBranchLabels=all&tl=none">genomes</a> galore (Nextstrain)</li> <li>Antigenic and Virological Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 Variant <a href= "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.30.651462v1.full.pdf">BA.3.2, XFG, and NB.1.8.1</a> (bioRxiV)</li> <li>COVID-19 and influenza <a href= "https://academic.oup.com/jpids/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jpids/piaf099/8314008?searchresult=1">deaths</a> in Australian children 2018-2023: a national case analysis (Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.pemgarda.com/hcp/infusion-center-locator/">Where</a> to get pemgarda (Pemgarda)</li> <li><a href= "https://investors.adagiotx.com/news-releases/news-release-details/invivyd-announces-fda-authorization-emergency-use-pemgardatm"> EUA</a> for the pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 (INVIYD)</li> <li>Infusion <a href= "https://primeinfusions.com/locations/">center</a> (Prime Fusions)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/guidance/faqs.html?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/guidance/faq.html"> CDC Quarantine</a> guidelines (CDC)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK570371/">NIH</a> COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH)</li> <li>Drug interaction <a href= "https://covid19-druginteractions.org/checker">checker</a> (University of Liverpool)</li> <li>Help your eligible <a href= "https://paxlovid.pfizerpro.com/access-resources/access">patients access</a> PAXLOVID with the PAXCESS Patient Support Program (Pfizer Pro)</li> <li>Understanding<a href= "https://paxlovid.iassist.com/"> Coverage</a> Options (PAXCESS)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.idsociety.org/practice-guideline/covid-19-guideline-treatment-and-management/#ExecutiveSummaryandBackground"> Infectious Disease Society guidelines</a> for treatment and management (ID Society)</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= "https://www.idsociety.org/practice-guideline/covid-19-guideline-treatment-and-management/">immunocompromised</a> (ID Society)</li> <li>What to do when sick with a <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/ncird/whats-new/updated-respiratory-virus-guidance.html">respiratory virus</a> (CDC)</li> <li>Managing healthcare staffing <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/infection-control/mitigating-staff-shortages.html?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/mitigating-staff-shortages.html">shortages</a> (CDC)</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>Daniel Griffin's <a href= "https://academic.oup.com/ofid/article/11/9/ofae462/7733485">evidence based</a> medical practices for long COVID (OFID)</li> <li>Long COVID <a href= "https://www.columbiadoctors.org/health-library/article/long-covid/">hotline</a> (Columbia : Columbia University Irving Medical Center)</li> <li><a href="https://longcovidtheanswers.com/">The answers:</a> Long COVID Reaching out to <a href= "https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative">US house representative</a></li> <li><a title="" href= "https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1270-letters/">Letters read</a> on TWiV 1270</li> <li>Dr. Griffin's COVID treatment summary (<a title="" href= "https://twiv.s3.amazonaws.com/COVID+treatment+summary+032224.pdf">pdf</a>)</li> <li>Timestamps by <a href= "https://ramseylab.vercel.app/">Jolene Ramsey</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 Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

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