TWiV 1324: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
From This Week in Virology by Vincent Racaniello
May 23, 2026 · 46 min · Episode 1324
About this episode
Daniel Griffin provides a clinical update on various infectious diseases and public health issues.
In his weekly clinical update, Daniel Griffin and Vincent Racaniello discuss withdrawal of the ACIP charter published in April 2026, the first council meeting on antibiotic resistant bacteria, the latest developments surrounding hantavirus infections, and the Ebola outbreak in the Congo and Uganda 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, transmission of SARS-CoV-2 through the air including ventilation systems, how to access and pay for Paxlovid, where to go for answers about long COVID-19, early use of antiviral drugs for COVID-19 patients and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode US health department withdraws vaccine advisory panel charter (Reuters) Meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (Federal Register) Andes Hantavirus Outbreak on a Cruise Ship, 2026 (NEJM) “Super-Spreaders” and Person-to-Person Transmission of Andes Virus in…
People in this episode
Host: Vincent Racaniello
Guest: Daniel Griffin
Topics covered
- clinical update
- antibiotic resistance
- hantavirus
- Ebola outbreak
- measles outbreak
- COVID-19
- public health
Keywords
- ACIP
- hantavirus
- Ebola
- measles
- RSV
- influenza
- SARS-CoV-2
- Paxlovid
- long COVID-19
- antiviral drugs
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: ACIP, Johns Hopkins
Places: Congo, Uganda
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