TWiV 1318: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

About this episode

Dr. Griffin provides a clinical update on various public health issues including vaccines, drug-resistant infections, and the resurgence of HIV.

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello note the uncertain future of the National Science Foundation amid shifting U.S. funding priorities and governance; the rise of China as a global research powerhouse; ongoing advances and controversies in vaccines shaped by the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; vaccine policy battles in Florida; European approval of the moderna mCOMBRIAX, COVID-19 and influenza vaccine, the mounting evidence supporting preventive vaccination strategies including that for HPV and the HepB birth dose; the spread of drug-resistant infections and the resurgence of HIV in Zambia; and the enduring public trust in scientists despite political turbulence, before Dr. Griffin deep dives into the measles outbreak, recent statistics RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, Johns Hopkins measles tracker, the efficacy of the influenza vaccine for children, PEMGARDA authorized use for certain immunocompromised individuals where to find PEMGARDA, how to access and pay for Paxlovid, use of remdesivir for RSV, how administration of Paxlovid did not affect hospitalization of…

People in this episode

Host: Vincent Racaniello

Guest: Dr. Daniel Griffin

Topics covered

• clinical update
• vaccine policy
• drug-resistant infections
• public health
• COVID-19
• measles outbreak
• long COVID

Keywords

• National Science Foundation
• vaccines
• COVID-19
• influenza
• long COVID
• HIV
• measles
• Paxlovid
• remdesivir

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Science Foundation, World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, moderna

Products: PEMGARDA, Paxlovid, remdesivir

Books & works: Wasterwater Scan dashboard, Johns Hopkins measles tracker

Places: Florida, Zambia

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