Daniel Griffin provides a clinical report on COVID-19, then former FDA Chief of Staff to the Commissioner Denise Esposito joins us to explain the challenges in approving vaccines, antiviral drugs, and diagnostic tests during a pandemic, followed by answers to listener questions.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker

Guests: Daniel Griffin and Denise Esposito

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Links for this episode

• Template for at-home, OTC diagnostic tests (FDA)
• Postdoctoral position in Prasad laboratory (pdf)
• Rapidtests.org
• Masks are cool, Miasma t-shirts (CafePress)
• Letters read on TWiV 651
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

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