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TWiV 1256: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin27 Sep 202500:42:35
TWiV 1255: Virologists in Greece21 Sep 202500:32:40

Vincent travels to Thessaloniki, Greece to attend the 27th meeting of the European Society for Clinical Virology, where he speaks with Pamela Vallely, ESCV President, and Piotr Kramarz, Chief Scientist, European CDC, about the activities of ESCV and ECDC.

Host: Vincent Racaniello

Guests: Piotr Kramarz and Pamela Vallely

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TWiV 1247: In the company of vaccines with Stanley Plotkin24 Aug 202501:48:05

Stanley Plotkin joins TWiV to recount his career as a vaccinologist, having participated in the development of vaccines for polio, rabies, and rubella, and his thoughts on the current anti-science, anti-public health, and anti-vaccine climate.

Hosts: Vincent RacanielloRich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

Guest: Stanley A. Plotkin

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TWiV 1246: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin23 Aug 202500:53:31

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello discusses outbreaks of Vibrio vulnificus and Legionnaire’s disease in Harlem, the role of the American Association of Pediatrics defining immunization practices, before Dr. Griffin deep dives into recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, effective of the high and low does influenza vaccines, association Gullian-Barre syndrome with RSV vaccination, guidelines for using RSV vaccines, whether or not the NB.1.8.1 should be included in the fall 2025 vaccines, where to find PEMGARDA, long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, vascular aging after COVID-19 and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research.

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TWiV 1245: Grabbing herpesvirus with both arms17 Aug 202501:48:49

TWiV reviews fradulent science becoming an industry, FDA may not authorize Pfizer COVID vaccine for young kids, Kennedy won’t push strict pesticide regulations conserved betacoronavirus sequences recognized by human T cells, and Bispecific antibodies protect against herpes recurrent disease.

Hosts: Vincent RacanielloAlan Dove, and Brianne Barker

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Brianne – New Study Suggests Using AI Made Doctors Less Skilled at Spotting Cancer
Alan – Save the Microbes effort gets off the ground
Vincent – Dr. Vinay Prasad’s Catch-22: The Only Way He Can Truly Succeed at His Job is to Get Fired Again

Listener Picks

Chaim – “Virus Hunters” by Greer Williams
Bridget – Wave Life Sciences and their potential treatment for Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency

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TWiV 1244: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin16 Aug 202500:42:43

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello discusses Vijay Prasad’s return to the FDA, revoking of COVID vaccine authorization for young children, the Legionnaires’ outbreak in Harlem, the new labeling requirements for Ixchiq, the infectious attenuated Chikungunya vaccine and the importation of H5 influenza virus in Antarctica, before Dr. Griffin deep dives into recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, guidelines for treating COVID-19, whether or not the NB.1.8.1 should be included in the fall 2025 vaccines, where to find PEMGARDA, long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, the association of “virus rebound” and post-acute sequelae among hospitalized patients, how virus infection particularly influenza and SARS-CoV-2 may ‘re-activate’ dormant cancer cells and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research.

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TWiV 1243: Capitalism, COVID, and cancer10 Aug 202501:52:48

TWiV discusses the latest worrisome Executive Order on oversight of federal grantmaking, RFK Jr winds down mRNA viral vaccine development, Lenacapavir, a drug for AIDS prevention and treatment, and how respiratory virus infections awaken dormant metastatic breast cancer cells in lungs.

Hosts: Vincent RacanielloAlan DoveRich Condit and Brianne Barker

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Brianne – Xkcd: Geologic Periods
Rich – Old Man’s War by John Scalzi
Alan – The Broken Earth trilogy by N. K. Jemisin
Vincent – Cacio e pepe: Good Food pasta recipe sparks fury in Italy

Listener Pick

Linda – DNA captured in air could identify life forms

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TWiV 1242: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin09 Aug 202500:47:17

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello re-address the dangers of drinking raw milk, the Legionnaire’s outbreak in Harlem and results of a vaccine knowledge survey done by emergency departments before Dr. Griffin deep dives into recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, reports of influenza-associated acute necrotizing encephalopathy or neuropsychiatric events in children, whether or not the NB.1.8.1 should be included in the fall 2025 vaccines, the effectiveness of Pfizer and MODERNA vaccines against the JN.1 variant, risk of children developing severe disease from SARS-CoV-2 infection, where to find PEMGARDA, long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, the association of “virus rebound” and post-acute sequelae among hospitalized patients, effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against long COVID, predictors for distinct COVID-19 sequelae including immune disturbances and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research.

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TWiV 1241: The most beautiful experiment03 Aug 202501:57:12

TWiV reports the administration putting a choke hold on billions of NIH health research funding, US Senators tell scientists they want to protect the NIH budget, then review a classic experiment showing the mechanism of DNA replication, and explain how jumbo phage DNA is transcribed in a membrane-bound compartment before transfer into proteinaceous “nucleus” compartment.

Hosts: Vincent RacanielloRich ConditKathy SpindlerBrianne BarkerJolene Ramsey, and Angela Mingarelli

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Angela – Benefits of interacting with Nature
Brianne – “Why Trust Science” Essay
Kathy – Dental floss delivery of vaccines to mice
Rich – The Monk in the Garden
Jolene – JWST COSMOS-Web Interactive Map viewer
Vincent – New Injectable Recommended by Europe for HIV Prevention

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TWiV 1254: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin20 Sep 202500:51:41

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello lament the anti-vaccine, anti-science composition of the ACIP, US cases of Chagas disease, the Ebola vaccination campaign in the DRC, the death of an infant in LA due to measles complications (SSPE), before Dr. Griffin deep dives into recent statistics on the measles epidemic, RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, Johns Hopkins measles tracker, use of monoclonal antibodies against influenza, the lack of adverse effects of the COVID-19 mRNA in both non-pregnant and pregnant women, where to find PEMGARDA, long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, immune cell infiltration into the central nervous system during long COVID and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research.

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TWiV 1253: Harvard virology is not retreating14 Sep 202501:10:21

Vincent travels to Waterville Valley, NH to attend the Harvard virology retreat, where he speaks with Aaron Schmidt, Ben Gewurz, and Tatum Sass about their careers and their research on influenza virus, Epstein-Barr virus, and CAR-T cells.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello

Guests: Aaron SchmidtBen Gewurz, and Tatum Sass

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TWiV 1252: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin13 Sep 202500:47:21

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello discuss the continued Legionnaire’s outbreak in Harlem, invasive Asia longhorned tick and associated disease, potential Ebola outbreak in the Congo, Florida ending childhood vaccine mandates, before Dr. Griffin deep dives into recent statistics on the measles epidemic, RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, Johns Hopkins measles tracker, SARS-CoV-2 spillover into household/domestic dogs, real data demonstrating the benefits of COVID-19 vaccines, states that increase access to COVID-19 vaccines, effective and availability to PAXLOVID, where to find PEMGARDA, long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, the beginning of numerous long COVID clinical studies and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research.

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TWiV Special: David Baltimore, remembered09 Sep 202501:06:44

TWiV re-issues our 100th episode which featured a discussion of viruses with David Baltimore, an exemplary scientist and Vincent’s exemplary mentor, who passed on 6 September 2025.

Hosts: Vincent RacanielloAlan Dove, and Rich Condit

Guest: David Baltimore

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TWiV 1251: Swedish models and agent 00707 Sep 202501:56:21

TWiV reviews a study showing that the 2009 influenza pandemic virus disrupted biennial respiratory syncytial virus epidemics in northern Stockholm, and development of broad-spectrum synthetic carbohydrate receptors that inhibit viral entry of coronaviruses, filoviruses, and paramyxoviruses.

Hosts: Vincent RacanielloAlan DoveRich ConditKathy Spindler, and Angela Mingarelli

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Angela – Revolutionary Bee “Superfood” Could Save Collapsing Colonies (U Oxford)
Kathy – Margaret W. Rossiter, Who Discovered Women of Science, Dies at 81
Rich – Scientists track humpback whale migration with help from AI (Happywhale)
Alan – You’re probably using the wrong dictionary (Alan’s first work of fiction)
Vincent – Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Infection in a Child with No Known Exposure

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TWiV 1250: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin06 Sep 202500:59:53

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello is shocked by COVID vaccine restrictions and uncertainties such as pharmacy stock, the ACIP meeting roster and whether it guidance is legal, 3 new ACIP members all anti-vaccine, ending of childhood vaccine mandates in Florida, the continued Legionnaire’s outbreak in Harlem, before Dr. Griffin deep dives into recent statistics on the measles epidemic, RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, Johns Hopkins measles tracker, cardia benefits of the influenza vaccine, presence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in breast milk following vaccination, the use of antiviral nasal sprays to treat COVID 19, whether or not the NB.1.8.1 should be included in the fall 2025 vaccines, where to find PEMGARDA, 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.

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TWiV 1249: Demented and crAss31 Aug 202501:58:05

TWiV reviews the major shakeup in CDC leadership, herpes simplex virus infection doubles the risk of dementia, and the prototypic crAssphage is a linear phage-plasmid.

Hosts: Vincent RacanielloRich ConditBrianne Barker, and Jolene Ramsey

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Brianne – Research posts on Bluesky are more original — and get better engagement
Rich – Rabbits With Hornlike Growths Are Hopping Around Colorado. Are They OK? (Wiki on Shope papilloma virus)
Jolene – Lessons Learned: Stories from Women Leaders in STEM
Vincent – What Makes This Song Great? “Smells Like Teen Spirit” Nirvana

Listener Picks

Lori – Tolga bat hospital
Emmett – An author recommendation: Peter Watts

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TWiV 1248: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin30 Aug 202500:47:07

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello are dismayed about the recent attack on public health the firing of the director of the CDC as well as resignation of 3 others members of the agency’s leadership, the continued Legionnaire’s outbreak in Harlem, suspension of Ixchiq the Chikungunya virus attenuated infectious vaccine, the first US case of New World screwworm before Dr. Griffin deep dives into recent statistics on the measles epidemic, RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, Johns Hopkins measles tracker, association Guillian-Barré syndrome with RSV vaccination, guidelines for using RSV vaccines, whether or not the NB.1.8.1 should be included in the fall 2025 vaccines, the American College Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommendations for the COVID, RSV and influenza vaccines, FDA approval letters for Pfizer, moderna and Novagax COVID vaccines including label changes for use in those between 5 through 64 years, where to find PEMGARDA, 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.

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TWiV 1257: Better cocktails and CRISPR chicken28 Sep 202501:50:13

TWiV explains experiments to create genetically modified chickens that are resistant to avian influenza infection, and discovery of combination antiviral therapy for HTLV-1 infection.

Hosts: Vincent RacanielloAlan Dove, and Rich Condit

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Rich – Chagas Disease, an Endemic Disease in the United States
Alan – Archive of molecular biology artifacts ends its long, strange trip at a museum
Vincent – The World’s Oceans Are Hurtling Toward Breaking Point

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TWiV 1334: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin27 Jun 202600:31:01

In his weekly clinical update, Daniel Griffin and Vincent Racaniello discuss the global economic burden of infectious disease, restoring trust in vaccinology, the Legionnaires outbreak in Harlem, new screwworm cases, the Ebola outbreak in the Congo and Uganda and an import case into France, end of the hantavirus outbreak 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, outbreak of measles in Cook County Illionis in 2025, loss of measles elimination in the US, how to access and pay for Paxlovid, publication of the blocked COVID-19 vaccine findings, where to go for answers about long COVID-19, and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research.

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TWiV 1333: STING like a nanoparticle, float like HIV21 Jun 202601:54:50

TWiV explains research showing how HIV-1 signalling remodels nuclear pores to licence infection, and development of STING agonist nanoparticles to enable coordinated mucosal-systemic immunity for durable pan-β-coronavirus protection.

Hosts: VVincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker

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Brianne – Otherworldly music albums feature space weather data
Rich – Evidence Mapping: Consolidating and summarising available evidence to support the demonstration of effectiveness of developmental vaccinesAustralian Living Evidence Collaboration (ALEC)
Alan – Holyoke dam fish elevator
Vincent – 68 Quadrillion Underground Miles of Fungi

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TWiV 1325: Sticky flu with Hannah Rowe24 May 202600:57:06

Vincent travels to Oregon State University in Corvallis to meet up with Hannah Rowe to talk about her career and her work demonstrating how the interaction of influenza A virus and Streptococcus pneumonia influences transmission.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello

Guest: Hannah Rowe

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TWiV 1324: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin23 May 202600:45:50

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.

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  • 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 Argentina (NEJM)
  • Person-to-Person Transmission of Andes Virus in Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, Argentina, 2014 (CDC: Emerging Infectious Diseases)
  • Hantavirus on board with Prof. VincentRacaniello (microbeTV)
  • Hantavirus Doesn’t Spread Easily, but Officials May Be Downplaying Risks (NY Times)
  • Cross-binding antibodies capable of neutralising diverse hantaviruses are produced in response to Puumala virus infection (eBioMedicine)
  • Hantavirus dashboard (Hantavirus.live)
  • Visualizing the hantavirus cruise outbreak in maps and charts (CNN)
  • Epidemic of Ebola Disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda determined a public health emergency of international concern (WHO)
  • Ebola outbreak response intensifies in DRC and Uganda as cases mount (DG: Alerts)
  • WHO ramps up support to the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ebola outbreak response (WHO: Democratic Republic of Congo)
  • Vaccine experts debate options to combat outbreak of unusual Ebola strain (Science)
  • US promises to fund clinic established to treat Ebola (X-USForeignAssist)
  • U.S.-Bound Flight Diverted to Canada Because of Ebola Restrictions (NY Times)
  • Wastewater for measles (WasterWater Scan)
  • Measles cases and outbreaks (CDC Rubeola)
  • Big outbreak, bright lights…Measles Dashboard (South Carolina Department of Public Health)
  • Utah measles outbreak response (Utah Department of Health and Human Services)
  • UtahMeasles Dashboard (Utah Department of Health and Human Services)
  • Tracking Measles Cases in the U.S. (Johns Hopkins)
  • Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP (jpg)
  • Weekly measles and rubella monitoring (Government of Canada)
  • Measles (WHO)
  • Get the FACTS about measles (NY State Department of Health)
  • Measles(CDC Measles (Rubeola))
  • Measles vaccine (CDC Measles (Rubeola))
  • Presumptive evidence of measles immunity (CDC)
  • Contraindications and precautions to measles vaccination (CDC)
  • Adverse events associated with childhood vaccines: evidence bearing on causality (NLM)
  • Measles Vaccination: Know the Facts(ISDA: Infectious Diseases Society of America)
  • Deaths following vaccination: what does the evidence show (Vaccine)
  • Influenza: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan)
  • USrespiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses)
  • Respiratory virus activity levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses)
  • Flu vaccine recommendations: Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee March 12, 2026 Meeting Announcement (FDA)
  • WHO updates all 3 viral strains to be included in fall flu shots (CIDRAP)
  • FDA vaccine advisers recommend adding subclade K to fall shots (CIDRAP)
  • Weekly surveillance report: cliff notes (CDC FluView)
  • OPTION 2: XOFLUZA $50 Cash Pay Option(xofluza)
  • RSV: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan)
  • Respiratory Diseases (Yale School of Public Health)
  • US respiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses)
  • RSV-Network (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection)
  • Vaccines for Adults (CDC: Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV))
  • Economic Analysis of Protein Subunit and mRNA RSV Vaccination in Adults aged 50-59 Years (CDC: ACIP)
  • Respiratory Diseases (Yale School of Public Health)
  • Maternal RSV Vaccination, Infant Nirsevimab, or Both: Interim Analysis of a Randomized Trial (Pediatrics)
  • Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan)
  • COVID-19 deaths (CDC)
  • Respiratory Illnesses Data Channel (CDC: Respiratory Illnesses)
  • COVID-19 national and regional trends (CDC)
  • COVID-19 variant tracker (CDC)
  • SARS-CoV-2 genomes galore (Nextstrain)
  • Potential airborne transmission of SARS-COV-2 through bathroom ventilation ducts associated with an outbreak in a residential building in Santander, Spain, 2020 (PLoS One)
  • Where to get pemgarda (Pemgarda)
  • EUAfor the pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 (INVIYD)
  • Infusion center (Prime Fusions)
  • Recent COVID-19 Vaccination and Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission (JAMA Network OPEN)
  • CDC Quarantine guidelines (CDC)
  • NIH COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH)
  • Drug interaction checker (University of Liverpool)
  • Help your eligible patients access PAXLOVID with the PAXCESS Patient Support Program (Pfizer Pro)
  • UnderstandingCoverageOptions (PAXCESS)
  • Infectious Disease Society guidelines for treatment and management (ID Society)
  • Molnupiravir safety and efficacy (JMV)
  • Convalescent plasma recommendation for immunocompromised (ID Society)
  • What to do when sick with a respiratory virus (CDC)
  • Managing healthcare staffing shortages (CDC)
  • Anticoagulation guidelines (hematology.org)
  • Daniel Griffin’s evidence based medical practices for long COVID (OFID)
  • Long COVID hotline (Columbia : Columbia University Irving Medical Center)
  • The answers: Long COVID
  • Early antiviral use may lower risk of long COVID in mildly ill patients, aid recovery from infection (CIDRAP)
  • Early-Phase Oral Antiviral Use and Post–COVID-19 Condition in Outpatients (JAMA Network OPEN)
  • Impact of Early Oral Antiviral Use for Outpatients With COVID-19 on Healthcare Utilization and Recovery (ANCHOR-02) (International Journal of Infectious Diseases) Reaching out to US house representative
  • Letters read on TWiV 1324
  • Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary (pdf)
  • Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!

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TWiV 1323: One influenza infection, two patients17 May 202601:48:49

TWiV explains mRNA delivery of mosaic-8 pan-sarbecovirus RBD vaccines, and how toll-like receptor 7 alters the maternal immune landscape during influenza A infection to increase maternal and fetal morbidity,

Hosts: Vincent RacanielloRich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

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Kathy – Bloomberg Connects app and What’s in Bloom  Peony Season 2026 Bloom Tracker
Rich – Medpage Today: What you need to know about hantavirus
Vincent – Apollo 11 Almost Never Left the Moon

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TWiV 1322: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin - Hantavirus special16 May 202600:53:12

In his weekly clinical update, Daniel Griffin and Vincent Racaniello reviewed the latest developments surrounding the hantavirus outbreak, including new interim guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the management of infectious cases, whether the CDC may be downplaying the significance of the outbreak because of public backlash following the COVID-19 pandemic, 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, benefit of maternal vaccination against RSV for infants, efficacy and safety of a mRNA influenza vaccine  how to access and pay for Paxlovid, where to go for answers about long COVID-19, multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research.

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TWiV 1321: Phage cross talk and cross reactions10 May 202601:52:04

TWiV explains how cross-reactive anti-prophage antibodies and bacterial heteroresistance is implicated in phage therapeutic failure, and how phages communicate across species to shape microbial ecosystems.

Hosts: Vincent RacanielloRich ConditBrianne Barker, and Jolene Ramsey

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Brianne – Could this fungus contaminate Mars?
Rich – Supernova in a Sideways Spiral
Jolene – Virology class communication projects 2026
Vincent – Facts About The Boeing 747 Hump That Will Surprise You

Listener Picks

David – My first science video in 3 years

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TWiV 1320: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin09 May 202600:44:26

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello discuss the outbreak of Hantavirus on a cruise ship and its potential for person-person transmission, how cessation of funding for global health by the Trump administration has compromised American health and well being, as well as the description of paralytic poliomyelitis outbreaks in Central Africa associated with the administration of nOPV2, 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, association of ear infections in children with RSV, PEMGARDA authorized use for certain immunocompromised individuals where to find PEMGARDA, how to access and pay for Paxlovid, where to go for answers about long COVID-19, multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research.

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TWiV 1319: An earful of SARS-CoV-203 May 202601:43:53

TWiV explains the emergence of vaccine-derived poliovirus strains from the novel oral polio vaccine in the Central African Republic, and the infection of spiral ganglion neurons in the inner ear by SARS-CoV-2, which may explain hearing loss in humans.

Hosts: Vincent RacanielloAlan Dove, and Kathy Spindler

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Kathy – Science of rats and other organisms in the East River
Alan – Chronolog citizen science project
Vincent – Why Do Train Engines Sometimes Face Backwards?

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Chris – Consensus: AI for research

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TWiV 1318: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin02 May 202601:08:31

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 high-risk vaccinated patients, where to go for answers about long COVID-19, if SARS-CoV-2 infection may facilitate EBV reactivation, exercise for treating long COVID and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research.

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TWiV 1317: Dead shrimp walking26 Apr 202601:41:43

TWiV explains a study showing that viral DNA load in blood and saliva varied markedly with age, time of day season, sex, and depended on dozens of genetic loci, and identification of an emerging human eye disease associated with aquatic virus zoonotic infection.

Hosts: Vincent RacanielloAlan DoveRich Condit, and Brianne Barker

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Brianne – Wayback Machine: Internet Archive
Rich – Grandparents for Vaccines
Alan – On Writing by Stephen King
Vincent – The Real Reason The Soviets Lost The Space Race!

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Ginny – Dr. Cal Your Science Pal

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TWiV 1316: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin25 Apr 202600:53:17

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello are distressed by RFK Jr’s testimony in front of Congress, surges in rotavirus infections and the staggering number of people who believe in unproven claims about vaccines and science, 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, the fatal consequences of measles infection, prevalence of influenza and other respiratory infections in dead people, PEMGARDA authorized use for certain immunocompromised individuals where to find PEMGARDA, how to access and pay for Paxlovid, results from a human RSV challenge study, where to go for answers about long COVID-19, negatively associated school-related outcomes in children and adolescents with long COVID, and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research.

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  • Kennedy denies being sidelined by the White House (Politico)
  • Kennedy continued to back away from his criticismof the measles vaccine (NY Times)
  • Rotavirus surges after ACIP removes recommendation for vaccine(Discovermagazine)
  • ‘Staggering’ number of people believe unproven claims about vaccines, raw milk and more (Nature)
  • Health is confronting division, confusion, and competing influences (Edelman)
  • Wastewater for measles (WasterWater Scan)
  • Measles cases and outbreaks (CDC Rubeola)
  • Big outbreak, bright lights…Measles Dashboard(South Carolina Department of Public Health)
  • Utah measles outbreak response (Utah Department of Health and Human Services)
  • UtahMeasles Dashboard (Utah Department of Health and Human Services)
  • Tracking Measles Cases in the U.S. (Johns Hopkins)
  • Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP (jpg)
  • Weekly measles and rubella monitoring (Government of Canada)
  • Measles (WHO)
  • Get the FACTS about measles (NY State Department of Health)
  • Measles (CDC Measles (Rubeola))
  • Measles vaccine (CDC Measles (Rubeola))
  • Presumptive evidence of measles immunity (CDC)
  • Contraindications and precautions to measles vaccination (CDC)
  • Adverse events associated with childhood vaccines: evidence bearing on causality (NLM)
  • Measles Vaccination: Know the Facts (ISDA: Infectious Diseases Society of America)
  • Deaths following vaccination: what does the evidence show (Vaccine)
  • Dangersof measles infection (NY Times)
  • Influenza: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan)
  • US respiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses)
  • Respiratory virus activity levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses)
  • Flu vaccine recommendations: Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee March 12, 2026 Meeting Announcement (FDA)
  • WHO updates all 3 viral strains to be included in fall flu shots(CIDRAP)
  • FDA vaccine advisers recommend adding subclade K to fall shots (CIDRAP)
  • Weekly surveillance report: cliff notes (CDC FluView)
  • OPTION 2: XOFLUZA $50 Cash Pay Option(xofluza)
  • Prevalenceof influenza and other respiratory viral infections in deceased persons: a population-based observational study over four influenza seasons (Clinical Microbiology and Infection)
  • RSV: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan)
  • Respiratory Diseases (Yale School of Public Health)
  • USrespiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses)
  • RSV-Network (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection)
  • Vaccines for Adults (CDC: Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV))
  • Economic Analysis of Protein Subunit and mRNA RSV Vaccination in Adults aged 50-59 Years (CDC: ACIP)
  • Respiratory Diseases (Yale School of Public Health)
  • Maternal RSV vaccination and reduced risk of hospitalisation for babies in England, 2024/25 (ESCMID)
  • Viral dynamics of the Respiratory Syncytial Virus during experimental human challenge: insights for transmission and protection(JID)
  • Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan)
  • COVID-19 deaths (CDC)
  • Respiratory Illnesses Data Channel (CDC: Respiratory Illnesses)
  • COVID-19 national and regional trends (CDC)
  • COVID-19 variant tracker (CDC)
  • SARS-CoV-2 genomes galore (Nextstrain)
  • Clinical and economic benefits of seasonal COVID-19 vaccination in Germany: results from the ROUTINE-COV19 Study, September 2022 to March 2024 (Eurosurveillance)
  • Effectiveness and safety of molnupiravir among patients with mild to moderate COVID-19: a prospective, observational, cohort study (Scientific Reports)
  • Where to get pemgarda (Pemgarda)
  • EUAfor the pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 (INVIYD)
  • Infusion center (Prime Fusions)
  • CDC Quarantine guidelines (CDC)
  • NIH COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH)
  • Drug interaction checker (University of Liverpool)
  • Help your eligible patients access PAXLOVID with the PAXCESS Patient Support Program (Pfizer Pro)
  • Understanding CoverageOptions (PAXCESS)
  • Infectious Disease Society guidelines for treatment and management (ID Society)
  • Molnupiravir safety and efficacy (JMV)
  • Convalescent plasma recommendation for immunocompromised (ID Society)
  • What to do when sick with a respiratory virus (CDC)
  • Managing healthcare staffing shortages (CDC)
  • Anticoagulationguidelines (hematology.org)
  • Daniel Griffin’s evidence based medical practices for long COVID (OFID)
  • Long COVID hotline (Columbia : Columbia University Irving Medical Center)
  • The answers: Long COVID
  • Divergent inflammatory and neurology-related protein levels in long COVID following primary and breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections (Communications Medicine)
  • School Difficulties and Long COVID in Children and Adolescents (Academic Pediatrics)
  • Reaching out to US house representative
  • Letters read on TWiV 1316
  • Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary (pdf)
  • Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!

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TWiV Special: Ebola virus and Andes virus with John Dye20 Jun 202600:57:08

Vincent travels to ASM Microbe in Washington DC to speak with John Dye of the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases about the recent outbreaks of Bundibugyo ebolavirus in Africa and Andes virus on a cruise ship.

Host: Vincent Racaniello

Guest: John Dye

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TWiV 1315: Jabs for bats19 Apr 202601:50:10

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 RacanielloAlan DoveRich Condit, and Angela Mingarelli

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Angela – Real-time tracking of pathogen evolution
Rich – A Precarious PerchSuwannee’s trackAvian Research and Conservation Institute
Alan – Bookshop.org
Vincent – The Mysterious 30 Year Journey of Apollo 12

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Fernando – Sean M. Carroll’s series “The Biggest Ideas in the Universe”: “Space, Time, and Motion”, and “Quanta and Fields.”

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TWiV 1314: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin18 Apr 202600:47:00
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.

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TWiV 1313: Maybe they're all dementia vaccines12 Apr 202601:55:45

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 RacanielloAlan Dove, and Rich Condit

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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

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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

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TWiV 1312: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin11 Apr 202600:44:44

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.

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TWiV 1311: Jayhawks go viral05 Apr 202601:32:53

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 FehrRobin OrozcoJuergen Richt, and Rob Unckless

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TWiV 1310: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin04 Apr 202600:40:09

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.

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TWiV 1309: Maybe they're all cancer vaccines29 Mar 202601:46:24

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 RacanielloAlan DoveRich Condit, and Brianne Barker

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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

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Greg – Changes in Terrestrial N Budgets and Riverine Nitrate-N Yields from Mississippi River Basin Watersheds 2000 to 2020

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TWiV 1308: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin28 Mar 202600:51:08

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.

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  • Confusion abounds over future of US vaccine advisory committee (The Guardian)
  • Key Adviser Quits Federal Vaccine Panel (NY Times)
  • Vaccinate the vacca? …..Why We Must Vaccinate US Dairy Cattle Against HPAI H5N1(JID)
  • Largest Animal Health Emergency in US History Continues as HPAI Hits Indiana Hard (Hoosier AG Today)
  • Indiana: More than 350,000 birds killed in massive avian flu outbreak (CIDRAP)
  • 5 children receive E. Coli from raw milk; TN dairy farm responds (Local 3 News)
  • Quick takes: Measles spike in Utah, 5 kids ill from raw milk, CDC director uncertainty (CIDRAP)
  • Increasing Predominance of Norovirus GII.17 over GII.4, United States, 2022–2025 (Emerging Infectious Diseases)
  • Wastewater for norovirus (WasterWater Scan)
  • Wastewater for measles (WasterWater Scan)
  • Measles cases and outbreaks (CDC Rubeola)
  • Big outbreak, bright lights…Measles Dashboard (South Carolina Department of Public Health)
  • Utah measles outbreak response (Utah Department of Health and Human Services)
  • Utah Measles Dashboard (Utah Department of Health and Human Services)
  • Tracking Measles Cases in the U.S. (Johns Hopkins)
  • Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP (jpg)
  • Weekly measles and rubella monitoring (Government of Canada)
  • Measles (WHO)
  • Get the FACTS about measles (NY State Department of Health)
  • Measles(CDC Measles (Rubeola))
  • Measles vaccine (CDC Measles (Rubeola))
  • Presumptive evidence of measles immunity (CDC)
  • Contraindications and precautions to measles vaccination (CDC)
  • Adverse events associated with childhood vaccines: evidence bearing on causality (NLM)
  • Measles Vaccination: Know the Facts (ISDA: Infectious Diseases Society of America)
  • Deaths following vaccination: what does the evidence show (Vaccine)
  • Influenza: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan)
  • US respiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses)
  • Respiratory virus activity levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses)
  • Flu vaccine recommendations: Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee March 12, 2026 Meeting Announcement (FDA)
  • WHO updates all 3 viral strains to be included in fall flu shots(CIDRAP)
  • Weekly surveillance report: clift notes (CDC FluView)
  • OPTION 2: XOFLUZA $50 Cash Pay Option(xofluza)
  • RSV: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan)
  • Respiratory Diseases (Yale School of Public Health)
  • RSV-Network (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection)
  • Vaccines for Adults (CDC: Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV))
  • Economic Analysis of Protein Subunit and mRNA RSV Vaccination in Adults aged 50-59 Years (CDC: ACIP)
  • Respiratory Diseases (Yale School of Public Health)
  • Immunogenicity and Safety of the AS01E-adjuvanted Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Prefusion F Protein Vaccine in Adults Aged 18–49 Years at Increased Risk of RSV Disease Compared with Adults Aged ≥60 Years  (CID)
  • Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan)
  • COVID-19 deaths (CDC)
  • Respiratory Illnesses Data Channel (CDC: Respiratory Illnesses)
  • COVID-19 national and regional trends (CDC)
  • COVID-19 variant tracker (CDC)
  • SARS-CoV-2 genomes galore (Nextstrain)
  • Respiratory viral infections prime accelerated lung cancer growth (Cell)
  • Association between COVID-19 vaccination and sudden death in apparently healthy younger individuals: A population-based case-control study (PLoS Medicine)
  • Applying machine learning to identify unrecognized COVID-19 deaths recorded as other causes of death in the United States (Science Advances)
  • RETRACTED work: Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin as a treatment of COVID-19: results of an open-label non-randomized clinical trial (International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents)
  • Antibiotic used in COVID patients tied to increased signs of antibiotic resistance (CIDRAP)
  • Empiric azithromycin alters the upper respiratory microbiome and resistome without anti-inflammatory benefit in COVID-19 (Nature Microbiology)
  • COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination in Pregnancy and Risk of Infection in Early Childhood (Pediatrics)
  • Where to get pemgarda (Pemgarda)
  • EUA for the pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 (INVIYD)
  • Infusion center (Prime Fusions)
  • CDC Quarantine guidelines (CDC)
  • NIH COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH)
  • Drug interaction checker (University of Liverpool)
  • Help your eligible patients access PAXLOVID with the PAXCESS Patient Support Program (Pfizer Pro)
  • Understanding Coverage Options (PAXCESS)
  • Infectious Disease Society guidelines for treatment and management (ID Society)
  • Molnupiravir safety and efficacy (JMV)
  • Convalescent plasma recommendation for immunocompromised (ID Society)
  • What to do when sick with a respiratory virus (CDC)
  • Managing healthcare staffing shortages (CDC)
  • Anticoagulation guidelines (hematology.org)
  • Daniel Griffin’s evidence based medical practices for long COVID (OFID)
  • Long COVID hotline (Columbia : Columbia University Irving Medical Center)
  • The answers: Long COVID
  • Outcomes of Patients with Neurocognitive Symptoms Attending a Long COVID Clinic: A Longitudinal Cohort Study (Journal of General Internal Medicine)
  • Outcomes of Patients withNeurocognitive Symptoms Attending a Long COVID Clinic: A Longitudinal Cohort Study (Journal of General Internal Medicine)
  • Long COVID Treatment Guide (rthm)
  • Reaching out to US house representative
  • Letters read on TWiV 1308
  • Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary (pdf)
  • Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!

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TWiV 1307: My heart breaks for flu22 Mar 202601:53:20

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 RacanielloRich ConditKathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker

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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.

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Charles – They’re Made Out Of Meat

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TWiV 1306: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin21 Mar 202600:43:55

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.

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  • Local waterfowl die-off likely caused by bird flu (The Suffolk Times)
  • East End officials respond as dead birds pile up on Long Island shorelines (news 12: Long Island)
  • FDA Adverse Event Monitoring System(AEMS)(FDA)
  • FDA Launches NewAdverse Event Look-Up Tool(FDA)
  • FDA announces AEMS, new adverse-event database to replace VAERS (CIDRAP)
  • US cuts broad recommendation for four childhood vaccines including flu (Reuters)
  • US CDC deploys staff to curb South Carolina’s measles outbreak (Reuters)
  • US judge upends Kennedy’s overhaul of childhood vaccine policies (Reuters)
  • American Academy of Pediatrics, et al v. Robert F Kennedy, Jr, et al (Civil Action No 25-11916-BEM)
  • White House Puts RFK Jr.’s HHS on Tighter Leash After MAHA Setbacks(Wall Street Journal)
  • Wastewater for measles (WasterWater Scan)
  • Measles cases and outbreaks (CDC Rubeola)
  • Big outbreak, bright lights…Measles Dashboard(South Carolina Department of Public Health)
  • Utah measles outbreak response (Utah Department of Health and Human Services)
  • Utah Measles Dashboard (Utah Department of Health and Human Services)
  • Tracking Measles Cases in the U.S. (Johns Hopkins)
  • Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP (jpg)
  • Weekly measles and rubella monitoring (Government of Canada)
  • Measles (WHO)
  • Get the FACTS about measles (NY State Department of Health)
  • Measles (CDC Measles (Rubeola))
  • Measles vaccine (CDC Measles (Rubeola))
  • Presumptive evidence of measles immunity (CDC)
  • Contraindications and precautions to measles vaccination (CDC)
  • Adverse events associated with childhood vaccines: evidence bearing on causality (NLM)
  • Measles Vaccination: Know the Facts (ISDA: Infectious Diseases Society of America)
  • Deaths following vaccination: what does the evidence show (Vaccine)
  • Influenza: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan)
  • US respiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses)
  • Respiratory virus activity levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses)
  • Flu vaccine recommendations: Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee March 12, 2026 Meeting Announcement (FDA)
  • WHO updates all 3 viral strains to be included in fall flu shots(CIDRAP)
  • Weekly surveillance report: clift notes (CDC FluView)
  • OPTION 2: XOFLUZA $50 Cash Pay Option (xofluza)
  • RSV: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan)
  • Respiratory Diseases (Yale School of Public Health)
  • USrespiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses)
  • RSV-Network (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection)
  • Vaccines for Adults (CDC: Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV))
  • Economic Analysis of Protein Subunit and mRNA RSV Vaccination in Adults aged 50-59 Years (CDC: ACIP)
  • Respiratory Diseases (Yale School of Public Health)
  • FDA expands approval for RSV vaccine to include younger adults at high risk (FDA)
  • Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan)
  • COVID-19 deaths (CDC)
  • Respiratory Illnesses Data Channel (CDC: Respiratory Illnesses)
  • COVID-19 national and regional trends (CDC)
  • COVID-19 variant tracker (CDC)
  • SARS-CoV-2 genomes galore (Nextstrain)
  • Respiratory viral infections prime accelerated lung cancer growth (Cell)
  • 2024–2025 COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Effectiveness Against Severe Disease (JID)
  • Where to get pemgarda (Pemgarda)
  • EUA for the pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 (INVIYD)
  • Infusion center (Prime Fusions)
  • CDC Quarantine guidelines (CDC)
  • NIH COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH)
  • Drug interaction checker (University of Liverpool)
  • Help your eligible patients access PAXLOVID with the PAXCESS Patient Support Program (Pfizer Pro)
  • Understanding Coverage Options (PAXCESS)
  • Infectious Disease Society guidelines for treatment and management (ID Society)
  • Molnupiravir safety and efficacy (JMV)
  • Convalescent plasma recommendation for immunocompromised (ID Society)
  • What to do when sick with a respiratory virus (CDC)
  • Managing healthcare staffing shortages (CDC)
  • Anticoagulationguidelines (hematology.org)
  • Daniel Griffin’s evidence based medical practices for long COVID (OFID)
  • Long COVID hotline (Columbia : Columbia University Irving Medical Center)
  • The answers: Long COVID
  • Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccination and Prior Infections to Reduce Long COVID Risk During the Pre-Omicron and Omicron Periods (CID)
  • A Randomized Trial of Vitamin D Supplementation and COVID-19 Clinical Outcomes and Long COVID: The Vitamin D for COVID-19 Trial (The Journal of Nutrition)
  • Long COVID Treatment Guide (rthm)
  • Reaching out to US house representative
  • Letters read on TWiV 1306
  • Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary (pdf)
  • Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!

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TWiV 1332: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin20 Jun 202600:54:29

In his weekly clinical update, Daniel Griffin and Vincent Racaniello express concern  about vaccine policy and ACIP, scaling back of the CDC’s role in global public health, shingles vaccine and dementia, new screwworm cases, the Ebola outbreak in the Congo and Uganda and where the hantavirus outbreak began, before Dr. Griffin deep dives into the measles outbreak, recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, Johns Hopkins measles tracker, Virgina outbreak of measles, how to access and pay for Paxlovid, how more people were negatively impacted by influenza than COVID, discontinuing contact precautions for COVID, where to go for answers about long COVID-19, and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research.

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TWiV 1305: Lab leak idea called on the carpet15 Mar 202601:48:01

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 RacanielloAlan DoveRich Condit, and Brianne Barker

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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

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TWiV 1304: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin14 Mar 202600:51:30

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.

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  • Polio: Practice enhanced precautions…..but isn’t it eradicated? (CDC: Travelers’ Health)
  • RFK Jr has ‘unreviewable‘ authority to reshape vaccine policy, DOJ lawyer tells judge….’unreviewable’ is not even a word! (Reuters)
  • Stark Divide: Americans More Confident in Career Scientists at U.S. Health Agencies Than Leaders (Annenberg: Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania)
  • Divisive F.D.A. Vaccine Regulator Is Resigning…..for the second time in 6 months (NY Times)
  • Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients With Hematologic Malignancies Hospitalized With Respiratory Viral Infections (OFID)
  • Dynamics of natural selection preceding human viral epidemics and pandemics (Cell)
  • Recent pandemic viruses, including SAR-CoV-2, spread directly to people without adaptation, researchers say (CIDRAP)
  • Wastewater for measles (WasterWater Scan)
  • US CDC deploys staff to curb South Carolina’s measles outbreak (Reuters)
  • Measles cases and outbreaks (CDC Rubeola)
  • Measles Dashboard (South Carolina Department of Public Health)
  • Utah measles outbreak response (Utah Department of Health and Human Services)
  • UtahMeasles Dashboard (Utah Department of Health and Human Services)
  • Tracking Measles Cases in the U.S. (Johns Hopkins)
  • Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP (jpg)
  • Weekly measles and rubella monitoring (Government of Canada)
  • Measles (WHO)
  • Get the FACTS about measles (NY State Department of Health)
  • Measles (CDC Measles (Rubeola))
  • Measles vaccine (CDC Measles (Rubeola))
  • Presumptive evidence of measles immunity (CDC)
  • Contraindications and precautions to measles vaccination (CDC)
  • Adverse events associated with childhood vaccines: evidence bearing on causality (NLM)
  • Measles Vaccination: Know the Facts (ISDA: Infectious Diseases Society of America)
  • Deaths following vaccination: what does the evidence show (Vaccine)
  • Influenza: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan)
  • US respiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses)
  • Respiratory virus activity levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses)
  • Flu vaccine recommendations: Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee March 12, 2026 Meeting Announcement (FDA)
  • WHO updates all 3 viral strains to be included in fall flu shots (CIDRAP)
  • Weekly surveillance report: cliff notes (CDC FluView)
  • OPTION 2: XOFLUZA $50 Cash Pay Option (xofluza)
  • RSV: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan)
  • Respiratory Diseases (Yale School of Public Health)
  • USrespiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses)
  • RSV-Network (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection)
  • Vaccines for Adults (CDC: Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV))
  • Economic Analysis of Protein Subunit and mRNA RSV Vaccination in Adults aged 50-59 Years (CDC: ACIP)
  • Respiratory Diseases (Yale School of Public Health)
  • Effectiveness of RSV Vaccines against RSV-Associated Thromboembolic Events (CDC: Emerging Infectious Diseases)
  • Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan)
  • COVID-19 deaths (CDC)
  • Respiratory Illnesses Data Channel (CDC: Respiratory Illnesses)
  • COVID-19 national and regional trends (CDC)
  • COVID-19 variant tracker (CDC)
  • SARS-CoV-2 genomes galore (Nextstrain)
  • Characteristics of Young Children Hospitalized With Acute Respiratory Failure From Infection With Respiratory Syncytial Virus, SARS-CoV-2, or Both, November 2023–March 2024 (OFID)
  • Where to get pemgarda (Pemgarda)
  • EUAfor the pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 (INVIYD)
  • Infusion center (Prime Fusions)
  • CDC Quarantine guidelines (CDC)
  • NIH COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH)
  • Drug interaction checker (University of Liverpool)
  • Help your eligible patients access PAXLOVID with the PAXCESS Patient Support Program (Pfizer Pro)
  • UnderstandingCoverageOptions (PAXCESS)
  • Infectious Disease Society guidelines for treatment and management (ID Society)
  • Molnupiravir safety and efficacy (JMV)
  • Convalescent plasma recommendation for immunocompromised (ID Society)
  • What to do when sick with a respiratory virus (CDC)
  • Managing healthcare staffing shortages (CDC)
  • Anticoagulationguidelines (hematology.org)
  • Daniel Griffin’s evidence based medical practices for long COVID (OFID)
  • Long COVID hotline (Columbia : Columbia University Irving Medical Center)
  • The answers: Long COVID
  • Where are the long COVID clinics? (ScienceNews)
  • Left without care: Many Long COVID clinics are closing down in the U.K. (The Sick Times)
  • Where have all the Long COVID clinics gone? (The Sick Times)
  • Reaching out to US house representative
  • Letters read on TWiV 1304
  • Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary (pdf)
  • Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to daniel@microbe.tv

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TWiV 1303: Overachieving vaccines08 Mar 202601:50:31

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 RacanielloAlan DoveRich Condit, and Brianne Barker

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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 bodiesThe 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

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TWiV 1302: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin07 Mar 202600:45:17

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.

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TWiV 1301: Lost in giant virus translation01 Mar 202602:04:33

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 RacanielloRich ConditKathy Spindler, and Angela Mingarelli

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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)

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TWiV 1300: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin28 Feb 202600:41:18

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.

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TWiV 1299: Moth balls and blood clots22 Feb 202601:46:16

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 RacanielloAlan DoveRich Condit, and Brianne Barker

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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

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TWiV 1298: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin21 Feb 202600:43:17

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.

 

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