In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin highlights measles outbreaks throughout the continental US, reviews recent statistics on the circulation of respiratory syncytial virus, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 before discussing if vaccination protected children from the development of long COVID or cardiovascular diseases associated with virus infection, revised guidelines SARS-CoV-2 treatment and how to treat respiratory viral infections, continues to dispel the myth of viral rebound, when to use steroids and the benefits of convalescent plasma, how COVID-19 effects the autonomic nervous system, and if nirmatrelvir-ritonavir protects against adverse cardiovascular effects following SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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Links for this episode

• Measles everywhere (CDC)
• Respiratory  disease surveillance (CDC)
• RSV surveillance  (CDC)
• RSV national trend (CDC)
• Estimating niresevimab effectiveness for infants (MMWR)
• More than 100 children died of influenza (NBS News)
• Influenza/flu surveillance  (CDC)
• Influenza/flu map (CDC)
• COVID-19  hospital admissions (CDC)
• COVID-19 national trend (CDC)
• COVID-19 wastewater testing (biobot)
• Variant tracker (CDC)
• Variant hospital admissions (CDC)
• Did the vaccine protect children against Long COVID (Pediatrics)
• Did COVID-19 vaccination impact cardiovascular diseases? (Nat Comm)
• CDC Quarantine guidelines (CDC)
• NIH COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH)
• Molnupiravir safety and efficacy (JMV)
• Convalescent plasma recommendation for immunocompromised (IDSociety)
• Updated respiratory infection guidelines (CDC)
• What do when your heathcare provider is infected with SARS-CoV-2 (CDC)
• Managing healthcare staffing shortages (CDC)
• Steroids,dexamethasone at the right time (OFID)
• Anticoagulation guidelines (hematology.org)
• Long COVID trial for autonomic nervous system dysfunction (NIH)
• Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir impact on myocardial injury and long-term cardiovascular outcomes in COVID-19 hospitalized patients (Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy)
• Contribute to our ASTMH fundraiser at PWB
• Letters read on TWiV 1096
• Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary (pdf)
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

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