In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin discusses completeness and spin of medRxiv preprints and associated published abstracts of COVID-19 randomized clinical trials, lessons learned from a COVID-19 dog screening pilot in California K-12 schools, SARS-CoV-2 reinfection and severity of the disease, effectiveness of COVID-19 bivalent vaccine, Molnupiravir and risk of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19, risk of new-onset long Covid following reinfection with SARS-CoV-2, low vitamin D levels associated with long COVID syndrome in COVID-19 survivors, and clinical experience with the α2A-adrenoceptor agonist, guanfacine, and N-acetylcysteine for the treatment of cognitive deficits in “Long-COVID19”.

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• Completeness and spin of medRxiv preprint and published abstracts of COVID-19 randomized clinical trials (JAMA)
• Lessons learned from a COVID-19 dog screening pilot (JAMA)
• SARS-CoV-2 reinfection and severity of the disease (Viruses)
• Effectiveness of COVID-19 bivalent vaccine (medRxiv)
• Molnupiravir and risk of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (BMJ)
• Risk of new-onset long Covid following reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 (medRxiv)
• Low vitamin D levels are associated with Long COVID in COVID-19 survivors (JCEM)
• Clinical experience with the α2A-adrenoceptor agonist, guanfacine, and N-acetylcysteine for treatment of Long-COVID19 (NIH)
• Contribute to our ASTMH fundraiser at PWB
• Letters read on TWiV 1002
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

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