In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin highlights measles outbreaks throughout the continental US, reviews recent statistics on the circulation of respiratory syncytial virus, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 before discussing if vaccination protected children from the development of long COVID or cardiovascular diseases associated with virus infection, revised guidelines SARS-CoV-2 treatment and how to treat respiratory viral infections, continues to dispel the myth of viral rebound, when to use steroids and the benefits of convalescent plasma, how COVID-19 effects the autonomic nervous system, and if nirmatrelvir-ritonavir protects against adverse cardiovascular effects following SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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Links for this episode
- Measles everywhere (CDC)
- Respiratory disease surveillance (CDC)
- RSV surveillance (CDC)
- RSV national trend (CDC)
- Estimating niresevimab effectiveness for infants (MMWR)
- More than 100 children died of influenza (NBS News)
- Influenza/flu surveillance (CDC)
- Influenza/flu map (CDC)
- COVID-19 hospital admissions (CDC)
- COVID-19 national trend (CDC)
- COVID-19 wastewater testing (biobot)
- Variant tracker (CDC)
- Variant hospital admissions (CDC)
- Did the vaccine protect children against Long COVID (Pediatrics)
- Did COVID-19 vaccination impact cardiovascular diseases? (Nat Comm)
- CDC Quarantine guidelines (CDC)
- NIH COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH)
- Molnupiravir safety and efficacy (JMV)
- Convalescent plasma recommendation for immunocompromised (IDSociety)
- Updated respiratory infection guidelines (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 trial for autonomic nervous system dysfunction (NIH)
- Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir impact on myocardial injury and long-term cardiovascular outcomes in COVID-19 hospitalized patients (Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy)
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- Letters read on TWiV 1096
- Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary (pdf)
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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