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 TWiV 1088.

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Links for this episode

• Measles tracking (CDC)
• Measles just this year (MMWR)
• ABRYSVO phase 3 results (Pfizer)
• RSV surveillance (CDC)
• Influenza/flu surveillance  (CDC)
• Provisional deaths due to COVID-19 (CDC)
• COVID-19 national trend (CDC)
• COVID-19 wastewater testing (biobot)
• Variant tracker (CDC)
• Rural-urban differences in COVID-19 mortality and hospitalizations (OFID)
• Spring COVID-19 booster recommendations (CIDRAP)
• Older adult spring booster available (CDC)
• Advisory committee for immunization practices spring 2024 COVID-19 boosters (CDC)
• EUA for pemgarda (FDA)
• CDC Quarantine guidelines (CDC)
• NIH COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH)
• Nirmatrelvir for vaccinated or unvaccinated COVID-19 patients (NEJM)
• Assessment for clinical usefulness (NEJM)
• Molnupiravir safety and efficacy (JMV)
• Convalescent plasma recommendation for immunocompromised (IDSociety)
• Updated respiratory virus guidances (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 evidence based review TWiV shout out (TWiV 1088)
• Brian and cognitive changes in long COVID patients (BRAIN)
• Allergic disease incidents after COVID-19 (Nat Comm)
• Can post COVID patients exercise or do they have functional limitations (JAMA Network Open)
• Contribute to our ASTMH fundraiser at PWB 37:06
• Letters read on TWiV 1102 37:56
• Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary (pdf)
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

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