In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on the circulation of measles before addressing results of Pfizer’s phase 3 RSV vaccine clinical trial for adults under 60, RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 circulation, differences between rural and urban communities dealing with SARS-CoV-2 infections, the latest statistics on influenza and COVID-19 circulation, restates the guidelines for spring administration of COVID vaccines boosters, discusses the emergency use application of a pre-exposure prophylactic. revised guidelines for how to treat respiratory viral infection guidelines by the CDC, continues to dispel the myth of viral rebound, revised guidelines SARS-CoV-2 treatment and how to treat respiratory viral infections, when to use steroids and the benefits of convalescent plasma, what do when healthcare workers succumb to SARS-CoV-2 infection, how long COVID affects the brain and associates with an increase in allergic incidents as well as if post SARS-CoV-2 infected patients are unable to exercise or have functional limitations. For more information about this body of work, listen to <a title="" href= "https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1088/">TWiV 1088</a>. 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>Measles <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/measles/cases-outbreaks.html">tracking</a> (CDC)</li> <li>Measles just <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/73/wr/mm7314a1.htm?s_cid=mm7314a1_e&ACSTrackingID=USCDC_921-DM126221&ACSTrackingLabel=This%20Week%20in%20MMWR%3A%20Vol.%2073%2C%20April%2011%2C%202024&deliveryName=USCDC_921-DM126221">this year</a> (MMWR)</li> <li>ABRYSVO<a href= "https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer-announces-positive-top-line-results-phase-3-study-1?cid=em_PfizerNewsroomAlert&ttype=em"> phase 3 results</a> (Pfizer)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/surveillance/nrevss/rsv/natl-trend.html"> RSV</a> surveillance (CDC)</li> <li>Influenza/flu <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/index.htm">surveillance </a> (CDC)</li> <li><a href= "https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#maps_percent-covid-deaths"> Provisional deaths</a> due to COVID-19 (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://academic.oup.com/ofid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ofid/ofae197/7641325"> Rural-urban differences</a> in COVID-19 mortality and hospitalizations (OFID)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cdc-advisers-recommend-spring-covid-booster-seniors"> Spring COVID-19 booster</a> recommendations (CIDRAP)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2024/s-0228-covid.html"> Older adult</a> spring booster available (CDC)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/meetings/downloads/slides-2024-02-28-29/06-COVID-Wallace-508.pdf"> Advisory committee for immunization practices</a> spring 2024 COVID-19 boosters (CDC)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-roundup-march-22-2024"> EUA for pemgarda</a> (FDA)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/quarantine-isolation.html"> CDC Quarantine</a> guidelines (CDC)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/73/wr/mm7308a5.htm">NIH</a> COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH)</li> <li>Nirmatrelvir for <a href= "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2309003">vaccinated or unvaccinated</a> COVID-19 patients (NEJM)</li> <li>Assessment for <a href= "https://www.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1056/NEJM198806303182605">clinical usefulness</a> (NEJM)</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>Updated <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/ncird/whats-new/updated-respiratory-virus-guidance.html">respiratory virus</a> guidances (CDC)</li> <li>What do when your <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-risk-%20assesment-hcp.html">heathcare provider </a>is infected with SARS-CoV-2 (CDC)</li> <li>Managing healthcare staffing <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/mitigating-staff-shortages.html">shortages</a> (CDC)</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 evidence based review <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1088/">TWiV</a> shout out (TWiV 1088)</li> <li><a href= "https://academic.oup.com/brain/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/brain/awae101/7638850?login=false"> Brian and cognitive changes</a> in long COVID patients (BRAIN)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-47176-w">Allergic disease incidents</a> after COVID-19 (Nat Comm)</li> <li>Can post COVID patients <a href= "https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2817149">exercise</a> or do they have functional limitations (JAMA Network Open)</li> <li>Contribute to our <a href= "https://parasiteswithoutborders.com/">ASTMH fundraiser at PWB</a> 37:06</li> <li><a title="" href= "https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1102-letters/">Letter</a><a title="" href= "https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1092-letters/">s</a><a title="" href= "https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1100-letters/"> read</a> on TWiV 1102 37:56</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</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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