This Week in Virology

TWiV explains a study showing that the wildlife trade, including live-animal markets, is a major driver of animal-to-human pathogen transmission, and ecological vaccination, a strategy to prevent zoonotic spillover from bats. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Angela Mingarelli Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education (email)WikipediascientistWildlife tradeEcological vaccinationLetters read Jolene Weekly Picks Angela – Real-time tracking of pathogen evolution Rich – A Precarious Perch; Suwannee’s track; Avian Research and Conservation Institute Alan – Bookshop.org Vincent – The Mysterious 30 Year Journey of Apollo 12 Listener Picks Fernando – Sean M. Carroll’s series “The Biggest Ideas in the Universe”: “Space, Time, and Motion”, and “Quanta and Fields.” Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

TWiV 1314: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin April 17, 2026 In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello are dismayed but not surprised by poll results suggesting most Americans doubt vaccine safety, that the head of the CDC and NIH delayed release of a report on the safety of the COVID-19m vaccine, how Nature works to spread disease without the help of the lab and the about face of the Trump administration to nominate a pro-vaccine candidate for CDC director, before Dr. Griffin then deep dives into the measles outbreak, recent statistics RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, Johns Hopkins measles tracker, how the influenza vaccine may attenuate stroke and acute cardiac disease following virus infection, PEMGARDA authorized use for certain immunocompromised individuals where to find PEMGARDA, how to access and pay for Paxlovid, how the COVID-19 pandemic was a ‘negative’ for one’s mortality where to go for answers about long COVID-19, potential therapies for the pediatric long COVID population 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 doubtDelays Vampire batsvampire bat–prion interface Nine-ValentErica SchwartzPublicly Supported Vaccines Wastewatercases and outbreaksMeasles Dashboardoutbreak response UtahjpgMeasles CasesWeeklyMeaslesFACTS MeaslesMeasles Presumptive evidence Contraindications and precautionschildhood vaccinesVaccination:evidence show11 pathogensrespiratoryactivity Flu vaccine recommendationsall 3 viral strainssubclade Kcliff notesattenuates OPTION 211 pathogens Respiratory DiseasesrespiratoryNetVaccines for Adults Economic Analysis Respiratory Diseases11 pathogensdeathsData Channelnational and regionalvariant trackergenomesmortalityPotter’s FieldWhere EUAcenter CDC QuarantineNIHcheckerpatients accessProCoverage Infectious Disease Society guidelinessafetyimmunocompromisedrespiratory virusshortages Anticoagulationevidence basedhotlineThe answers:Pediatric Long-COVIDUS house representativeLetters read pdfJolene Ramsey Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to daniel@microbe.tv Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

TWiV reviews evidence that influenza standard and high-dose vaccines reduce risk of Alzheimer’s dementia, and spread of deltaviruses by a viral Trojan horse mechanism. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education (email)WikipediaLSUReduced dementia riskTrojan HorseLetters read Jolene Weekly Picks Rich – The Path of Artemis II Alan – Climate change is causing cherry blossoms to miss their peak blooms in Japan Vincent – The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality by Brian Greene Listener Picks Ann – Artemis II Launch – 7.5 Seconds in Slo-Mo Torsten – ‘This feels fragile’: how a satellite-smashing chain reaction could spiral out of control Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello are aghast at the CDC’s decision to no longer test for rabies and mpox and the revised charter for its the advisory committee on immunization practices, an outbreak of E. coli illness in raw cheese, before Dr. Griffin then deep dives into the measles outbreak, recent statistics RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, Johns Hopkins measles tracker, clinical practice guidelines for treating COVID-19, PEMGARDA authorized use for certain immunocompromised individuals where to find PEMGARDA, how to access and pay for Paxlovid, if the nasal microbiome modulates COVID-19 disease severity, reviews the use of steroid, antibiotics, anticoagulants and IVIG for treating COVID-19 including long COVID, 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 CDC pausesTest Directoryrewrites ACIP charterraw cheese Voluntary RecallE. coliRaw DairyE.coli Escherichia coli100% disagreeEpstein-Barr Virus–Positive1,000 Genomes Wastewatercases and outbreaksMeasles Dashboardoutbreak response UtahMeasles CasesjpgWeeklyMeaslesFACTS MeaslesMeasles Presumptive evidence Contraindications and precautionschildhood vaccinesVaccination:evidence show11 pathogensrespiratoryactivity Flu vaccine recommendationsall 3 viral strainssubclade Kcliff notes OPTION 211 pathogens Respiratory DiseasesrespiratoryNetVaccines for Adults Economic Analysis Respiratory Diseases11 pathogensdeathsData Channelnational and regionalvariant trackergenomesCOVID-19 Baricitinib vs. Tocilizumab Immunobridgingcertain moderately to severelyWhere EUAcenter CDC QuarantineNIHcheckerpatients accessProCoverage Infectious Disease Society guidelinessafetyimmunocompromisedrespiratory virusshortages Anticoagulationevidence basedhotlineThe answers:Dolosigranulum pigrum and Corynebacterium speciescorticosteroids, antibiotics, and anticoagulants Intravenous immunoglobulinOrthostatic Hypotension US house representativeLetters read pdfJolene Ramsey Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to daniel@microbe.tv Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

Vincent visits the University of Kansas and speaks with Tony Fehr, Robin Orozco, Juergen Richt and Rob Unckless about their careers and the research ongoing in their laboratories. Host: Vincent Racaniello Guests: Tony Fehr, Robin Orozco, Juergen Richt, and Rob Unckless Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education replication of multiple virusesPTPN22innate antiviral immunitygene edited pigsDrosophila innubila nudivirusJolene Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello cover if the “five-second” rule for things that fall on the floor apply to surgical equipment, an outbreak of E. coli illness caused by raw cheese before Dr. Griffin then deep dives into the measles outbreak in South Carolina and Utah, recent statistics RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, Johns Hopkins measles tracker, where to find PEMGARDA, strain selection for the 2026-2027 season influenza vaccine by the FDA, if standard or high dose influenza vaccination influences dementia protection, a new variant of SARS-CoV-2, how to access and pay for Paxlovid, specific effects of Paxlovid 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 five-secondWGSRaw Wastewater Wastewatercases and outbreaksMeasles Dashboardoutbreak response UtahMeasles CasesjpgWeeklyMeaslesFACTS MeaslesMeasles Presumptive evidence Contraindications and precautionschildhood vaccinesVaccination:evidence show11 pathogensrespiratoryactivity Flu vaccine recommendationsall 3 viral strainssubclade KHigh-Dose vs Standard-Doseclift notes OPTION 211 pathogens Respiratory DiseasesrespiratoryNetVaccines for Adults Economic Analysis Respiratory Diseases11 pathogensdeathsData Channelnational and regionalvariant trackergenomesacceleratedBA.3.2Where EUAcenter CDC QuarantineNIHcheckerpatients accessProCoverage Infectious Disease Society guidelinessafetyimmunocompromisedrespiratory virusshortages Anticoagulationevidence basedhotlineThe answers:organ-specific and age-specificFluvoxamine and MetforminUS house representativeLetters read pdfJolene Ramsey Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to daniel@microbe.tv Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

TWiV explains why human papillomavirus vaccine-induced immunity can block infection, unlike all other vaccines, and how respiratory viral infections such as COVID and influenza prime accelerated lung cancer growth. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education (email) J. Michael Bishopinterviews JM Bishop David Botsteinneutralization of HPVblocks infectionprime lung cancer growthawaken metastatic breast cancerTWiV 1243TWiV 1265Letters read Jolene Weekly Picks Brianne – Project Hail Mary Rich – After a decade as a Yale hospital janitor, she is now a doctor there Alan – Scientific analysis of jokes in conference talks Vincent – Yuval Noah Harari: Why advanced societies fall for mass delusion Listener Pick Greg – Changes in Terrestrial N Budgets and Riverine Nitrate-N Yields from Mississippi River Basin Watersheds 2000 to 2020 Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello talk about the resignation of a member of the advisory committee for immunization practices and the irony of his rationale that a judge slandered him, vaccinating dairy cattle against H5N1, illnesses resulting from drinking raw milk and the US norovirus outbreak, which is not cruise related, then Dr. Griffin deep dives into the measles outbreak in South Carolina and Utah, recent statistics RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, Johns Hopkins measles tracker, where to find PEMGARDA, safety data of the RSV vaccine for high risk young adults, recognition of unrecognized COVID-19 deaths (but weren’t we not allow to call it a COVID-19 in 2020?), retraction of and how the ANTIBIOTIC azithromycin is NOT an antiviral drug, how to access and pay for Paxlovid, long COVID patients with neurocognitive symptoms 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 ConfusionQuitsvaccaHPAI350,000E. Coli from raw milkCDC director uncertaintyNorovirus GII.17 Wastewater Wastewatercases and outbreaksMeasles Dashboardoutbreak response UtahMeasles CasesjpgWeeklyMeaslesFACTS MeaslesMeasles Presumptive evidence Contraindications and precautionschildhood vaccinesVaccination:evidence show11 pathogensrespiratoryactivity Flu vaccine recommendationsall 3 viral strainsclift notes OPTION 211 pathogens Respiratory DiseasesNetVaccines for Adults Economic Analysis Respiratory DiseasesAdults Aged 18–49 Years11 pathogensdeathsData Channelnational and regionalvariant trackergenomesacceleratedsudden deathunrecognized COVID-19 deaths RETRACTEDincreasedwithout COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination in PregnancyWhere EUAcenter CDC QuarantineNIHcheckerpatients accessProCoverage Infectious Disease Society guidelinessafetyimmunocompromisedrespiratory virusshortages Anticoagulationevidence basedhotlineThe answers:Neurocognitive SymptomsNeurocognitive SymptomsTreatment GuideUS house representativeLetters read pdfJolene Ramsey Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to daniel@microbe.tv Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

TWiV reviews the structural basis for Rep-mediated adeno-associated virus DNA genome packaging, how influenza virus-infected myeloid cells travel to the heart and infect cardiomyocytes, leading to IFN-fueled heart damage. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education (email) Robin WeissRFK Jr.’s vaccine policiespackages AAV DNAheart damagecellular ride to the heartLetters read Jolene Weekly Picks Brianne – The math of March Madness brackets Kathy – SpaceX launch plume, jellyfish APOD and Cleveland Meteor, map of meteorites fall and a doorbell cam photo Rich – After barista’s tips were stolen, strangers showed up with $900 Vincent – What Causes Gravitational Time Dilation? A Physical Explanation. Listener Pick Charles – They’re Made Out Of Meat Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello chat about death of water fowl on Long Island, ‘renaming’ of the FDA adverse event monitoring system, lawsuits against RFK Jr and HHS for illegal changes in routine immunization practices, before Dr. Griffin deep dives into economic costs of not vaccinating against measles, the measles outbreak in South Carolina, Utah and ICE detention centers, recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, Johns Hopkins measles tracker, where to find PEMGARDA, expansion of the RSV vaccine licensure to include high risk yound adults, association between lung cancer and respiratory illnesses, how to access and pay for Paxlovid, effectiveness of vaccination or supplemental vitamin D to reduce the risk of long COVID, 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 die-offdead birds(AEMS)(Newadverse-event databasecutsCDCupendsv.Tighter Leash Wastewatercases and outbreaksMeasles Dashboardoutbreak response UtahMeasles CasesjpgWeeklyMeaslesFACTS MeaslesMeasles Presumptive evidence Contraindications and precautionschildhood vaccinesVaccination:evidence show11 pathogensrespiratoryactivity Flu vaccine recommendationsall 3 viral strainsclift notes OPTION 211 pathogens Respiratory DiseasesrespiratoryNetVaccines for Adults Economic Analysis Respiratory Diseasesexpands approval11 pathogensdeathsData Channelnational and regionalvariant trackergenomesacceleratedEffectivenessWhere EUAcenter CDC QuarantineNIHcheckerpatients accessProCoverage Infectious Disease Society guidelinessafetyimmunocompromisedrespiratory virusshortages Anticoagulationevidence basedhotlineThe answers:Reduce Long COVIDVitamin D SupplementationTreatment GuideUS house representativeLetters read pdfJolene Ramsey Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to daniel@microbe.tv Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

TWiV introduces sunshine virus of carpet pythons and its effect snakes after experimental infection, and development of a new tool to distinguish between naturally ocurring outbreaks and those that arise from lab accidents. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education (email)moved to Europe Prasad is outSunshine virusSelection precedingJolene Weekly Picks Brianne – Galileo’s handwritten notes found in ancient astronomy text Rich – Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman Alan – High-resolution 3D imaging of the USS Monitor by NOAA’s new µSAS system Vincent – The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli Listener Pick Douglas – Grandparents for vaccines Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello discuss the global spread of the ‘eradicated’ poliovirus, the suggestion of RFK’s autocratic ability to change vaccine policy and the ‘resignation’ for the second time of CBER director Vinjay Prasad, and zoonotic spillover of viruses without adaptation, before Dr. Griffin deep dives into economic costs of not vaccinating against measles, the measles outbreak in South Carolina, Utah and ICE detention centers, recent statistics RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, Johns Hopkins measles tracker, where to find PEMGARDA, VRPBEC meeting for ‘flu’ vaccine strain selection, how to access and pay for Paxlovid, closing of long COVID treatment centers globally, 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 PoliounreviewableCareer ScientistsVaccine RegulatorRespiratory Viral Infectionsprecedingspread directly WastewaterCDCcases and outbreaks Measles Dashboardoutbreak response UtahMeasles CasesjpgWeeklyMeaslesFACTS MeaslesMeasles Presumptive evidence Contraindications and precautionschildhood vaccinesVaccination:evidence show11 pathogensrespiratoryactivity Flu vaccine recommendationsall 3 viral strainscliff notes OPTION 211 pathogens Respiratory DiseasesrespiratoryNetVaccines for Adults Economic Analysis Respiratory Diseasesagainst11 pathogensdeathsData Channelnational and regionalvariant trackergenomesYoung ChildrenWhere EUAcenter CDC QuarantineNIHcheckerpatients accessProCoverage Infectious Disease Society guidelinessafetyimmunocompromisedrespiratory virusshortages Anticoagulationevidence basedhotlineThe answers:long COVID clinicsclosing downallUS house representativeLetters read pdfJolene Ramsey Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to daniel@microbe.tv Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

TWiV reviews an association between shingles vaccination and slower biological aging, and how mucosal immunization in mice provides protection against disease caused by diverse viruses and bacteria. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education (email)slow biological aging classification and nomenclature rightdiverse respiratory diseasesJolene Weekly Picks Brianne – I grew up unvaccinated. Now I’m an Immunologist Rich – Horizons from PBS News – The science behind exercise and why it’s good for our bodies; The London Busman Study (Cardiac Health) Alan – Waste Wars: The Wild Afterlife of Your Trash, by Alexander Clapp Vincent – America vs the World by Robert Kagan Listener Pick Anne – Winners of the 2026 Underwater Photographer of the Year Award Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello talk about the health misconceptions that RFK Jr continues to perpetuate and how to combat them, first cases of highly pathogenic influenza in the California elephant seal population before Dr. Griffin deep dives into economic costs of not vaccinating against measles, the measles outbreak in South Carolinaand Utah, ICE detention centers, lack of accurate reporting may prevent the US from losing its status as a country that eliminated measles, immune amnesia from measles infection, influenza strain selection for the 2026-2027 vaccine, recent statistics for RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, Johns Hopkins measles tracker, where to find PEMGARDA, how to access and pay for Paxlovid, when to use steroids for treating influenza, long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, clinical trials for long COVID treatment including GLP-1 inhibitors and IVIG 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 Kristen Panthaganican knowKmpanthaganiPanthaganiresilienceLogicalMpoxnorthern elephant sealsHighly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Wastewatereconomic repercussions$244 millionretaindelayedHidden ThreatBhattacharyacases and outbreaks Measles Dashboardoutbreak response UtahICEMeasles CasesjpgWeeklyMeaslesFACTS MeaslesMeasles Presumptive evidence Contraindications and precautionschildhood vaccinesVaccination:evidence show11 pathogensrespiratoryactivity Flu vaccine recommendationsall 3 viral strainscliff notes OPTION 211 pathogens Respiratory DiseasesrespiratoryNetVaccines for Adults Economic Analysis Respiratory DiseasesPediatric Respiratory Tract Infections11 pathogensdeathsData Channelnational and regionalvariant trackergenomesWhere EUAcenter CDC QuarantineNIHcheckerpatients accessProCoverage Infectious Disease Society guidelinessafetyimmunocompromisedrespiratory virusshortages Anticoagulationevidence basedhotlineThe answers:PersistenceEffectivelyRECOVER-TLCRECOVER-AUTONOMIC Dr. Ruth’sUS house representativeLetters read pdfJolene Ramsey Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to daniel@microbe.tv Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

TWiV reviews lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus seroprevalence among urban pregnant women and newborns in Philadelphia, and a functional translation initiation complex encoded in the genome of giant viruses that drives synthesis of viral structural proteins. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Angela Mingarelli Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education (email)LCMV seroprevalencefunctional vIF4F Ribosomal proteinsJolene Weekly Picks Angela – “The Song of the Cell” by Siddhartha Mukherjee. Kathy – Fitbit for farts (WSJ and 1° article) Rich – The Password That Lets Caterpillars Hide in an Ant’s Lair Vincent – Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson Listener Pick Larry – Get an early start! (primary article) Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello discuss several states and the governor of Pennsylvania suing HHS over changes in the childhood vaccination schedule, the vaccine derived type 2 poliovirus outbreak in Pakistan and implications for the global withdrawal of the oral poliovirus vaccine, and the outbreak of Candida, then Dr. Griffin deep dives into recent statistics RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, Johns Hopkins measles tracker, where to find PEMGARDA, how to access and pay for Paxlovid, when to use steroids for treating influenza, long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, 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 changesSidesteps Unqualified failureVaccine-Derived Poliovirus Type 2Must BeWastewater Wastewatercases and outbreaksMeasles Dashboard UtahMeasles CasesjpgWeeklyMeaslesFACTS MeaslesMeasles Presumptive evidence Contraindications and precautionschildhood vaccinesVaccination:evidence show11 pathogensrespiratoryactivitycliff notes OPTION 211 pathogens Respiratory DiseasesrespiratoryNetVaccines for Adults Economic Analysis Respiratory Diseases11 pathogensdeathsData Channelnational and regionalvariant trackergenomespreeclampsiaWhere EUAcenter CDC QuarantineNIHcheckerpatients accessProCoverage Infectious Disease Society guidelinessafetyimmunocompromisedcorticosteroidsrespiratory virusshortages Anticoagulationevidence basedhotlineThe answers:US house representativeLetters read pdfJolene Ramsey Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to daniel@microbe.tv Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

TWiV explains how vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia develops from antibodies to adenovirus and somatic hypermutation, and castration by a viral protein tyrosine phosphatase that targets a host cell cycle checkpoint protein. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education (email)endangerment findingsue EPApandemic preparedness and biodefenseModerna mRNA rejectionVITT Parasitc castration PolydnavirusesLetters readJolene Weekly Picks Brianne – The effect of seeing scientists as intellectually humble on trust in scientists and their research Rich – The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge by David McCullough Alan – Recipes from the American South, by Michael Twitty Vincent – Why Returning From Mars ls Impossible – Richard Feynman’s Warning Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello discuss reversal of last week’s no review decision on a flu mRNA vaccine by Vinjay Prasad, appointment of Jay Bhattacharya as CDC director, no experience required, and already detectable reduction in hepatitis B virus vaccination rates, then Dr. Griffin then deep dives into recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, Johns Hopkins measles tracker, where to find PEMGARDA, how to access and pay for Paxlovid, the consequences of measles infection on immune amnesia (shout out to Immune 26), long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, long COVID effect on fertility and type 2 diabetes and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research. Click arrow to play Download TWiV 1298 (26 MB .mp3, 43 min) Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Agrees to ReviewWall Street JournalAccess New wire N.I.H. Director Reductionfailed Wastewatercases and outbreaksMeasles DashboardFlorida College300 casesActively SpreadingMeasles CasesjpgWeeklyMeaslesFACTS MeaslesMeasles Presumptive evidence Contraindications and precautionschildhood vaccinesVaccination:evidence showMeasles 2025diminishesImmune 26 Incompletemeasles-associated immune suppression11 pathogens respiratoryactivitycliff notes OPTION 211 pathogens Respiratory DiseasesrespiratoryNetVaccines for Adults Economic Analysisafter11 pathogensdeathsData Channelnational and regionalvariant trackergenomesAntiviral PrescriptionWhere EUAcenter CDC QuarantineNIHcheckerpatients accessProCoverage Infectious Disease Society guidelinessafetyimmunocompromisedrespiratory virusshortages Anticoagulationevidence basedhotlineThe answers:impactFollowingUS house representativeLetters read pdfJolene Ramsey Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to daniel@microbe.tv Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

TWiV explains the observation that filamentous virions act as non-infectious interfering particles to modulate papillomavirus infection, and transmission of monkeypox virus from fire-footed rope squirrels to sooty mangabeys. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education (email) FDA refuses to review Oz measles vaccine callinterfering virus particlespotential MPXV reservoirMPXV reservoir Letters readJolene Weekly Picks Brianne – Silo TV series Kathy – Ancient RNA expression profiles from the extinct woolly mammoth and Ancient host-associated microbes obtained from mammoth remains Alan – Ubik, by Philip K. Dick Vincent – Starry Messenger by Neil deGrasse Tyson Listener Pick Beth – Iceland crime fiction authors Yrsa Sigurdardottir and Ragnar Jonasson Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello are shocked by recent events, including Dr. Oz’s appeal for measles vaccination, Vinjay Prasad’s unilateral rejection of Moderna’s mRNA influenza vaccine application, and the increasing number of New World screw worm cases, then Dr. Griffin then deep dives into recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, Johns Hopkins measles tracker, where to find PEMGARDA, how to access and pay for Paxlovid, the number of measles deaths in Mexico, long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, choroid plexus alterations in long COVID association with neuropathologies 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 Dr. Oz’s appealrefuses Hepatitis B Vaccination‘dialed in’promotesMexicoscrewworm Wastewatercases and outbreaksMeasles DashboardMeasles CasesjpgWeeklyMeaslesFACTS MeaslesMeasles Presumptive evidence Contraindications and precautionschildhood vaccinesVaccination:evidence show‘irreversible’28 have died11 pathogensrespiratoryactivitycliff notesrisk OPTION 211 pathogens Respiratory DiseasesrespiratoryNetpreventionVaccines for Adults Economic Analysis11 pathogensdeathsData Channelnational and regionalvariant trackergenomesWhere EUAcenter CDC QuarantineNIHcheckerpatients accessProCoverage Infectious Disease Society guidelinessafetyimmunocompromisedrespiratory virusshortages Anticoagulationevidence basedhotlineThe answers:associationsUS house representativeLetters read pdfJolene Ramsey Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to daniel@microbe.tv Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.