Podcasts about Virology

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello discuss in shock how RFK is breaking his promise of not altering vaccine policies by appointing new members of the ACIP, next ACIP meeting on guidelines for the COVID and RSV vaccines, circulation of “human insect viruses” including West Nile virus, and an outbreak of mpox on a cruise ship, and the ongoing measles outbreak before Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, how to reduce the use of antibiotics for RSV and influenza infections in children, approval of the moderna RSV mRNA vaccine, whether or not the NB.1.8.1 should be included in the fall 2025 vaccines, immunization recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines, where to find PEMGARDA, provides information for Columbia University Irving Medical Center's long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research, and a shout out for the special episode of TWiV with David Tuller on long COVID and ME/CFS. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode RFK Jr. is sabotaging the vaccine program. Here's how to stop him (Washington Post) Innovaciones Alumbra (Alumbra Innovaciones) John T Walton (Wikiepedia) Walmart (Wikipedia) Sam Walton (Wikipedia) Condé Nast (Wikipedia) Christy Walton (Wikipedia) Vaccine Integrity Project ( CIDRAP) CIDRAP launches Vaccine Integrity Project (Twin Cities: University of Minnesota) Next ACIP meeting (CDC: ACIP) June meeting: MEETING OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON IMMUNIZATION PRACTICES (ACIP)(CDC: ACIP agenda) West Nile Virus and Other Nationally Notifiable Arboviral Diseases — United States, 2023 (CDC: MMWR) Clade II Mpox Infections Among Cruise Ship Passengers and Crew Members — United States, 2024 (CDC: MMWR) H5 bird flu: current situation (CDC: Avian Influenza) Wastewater for measles (WasterWater Scan) Measles cases and outbreaks (CDC Rubeola) 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) Measles (CDC Measles (Rubeola) Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP (jpg) 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) Weekly surveillance report: clift notes (CDC FluView) Respiratory virus activity levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Weekly surveillance report: clift notes (CDC FluView) Pediatric antibiotic use associated with respiratory syncytial virus and influenza in the United States, 2008-2018 (JID) FDA-CDC-DOD: 2025-2046 influenza vaccine composition (FDA) RSV: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) US respiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) RSV-Network (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection) Novel Drug Approvals for 2025 (FDA) Effectiveness and impact of nirsevimab in Chile during the first season of a national immunisation strategy against RSV (NIRSE-CL) (LANCET: Infectious Diseases) Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity ofmRNA-1345 in Adults at Increased Risk for RSV Disease Aged 18 to 59 Years (CID) Moderna Receives U.S. FDA Approval for RSV Vaccine, mRESVIA, in Adults Aged 18–59 at Increased Risk for RSV Disease (moderna) Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) COVID-19 deaths (CDC) COVID-19 national and regional trends (CDC) Spatiotemporal Association of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Cases and Deaths With Exposure to Wildfire Particulate Matter in 2020 (OFID) COVID-19 variant tracker (CDC) SARS-CoV-2 genomes galore (Nextstrain) Next ACIP meeting (CDC: ACIP) Antigenic and Virological Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 Variant BA.3.2, XFG, and NB.1.8.1 (biRxiV) 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) Implementation of an online drug-drug interaction screener for the STRIVE ensitrelvir trial for COVID-19 (OFID) Drug interaction checker (University of Liverpool) 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) Steroids,dexamethasone at the right time (OFID) 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 Long COVID and ME/CFS with David Tuller (microbeTV) Reaching out to US house representative Letters read on TWiV 1228 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 Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

⚠️ This is a slideshow, so I strongly recommend watching the video episode.Jamie Andrews and his colleagues have shown that viruses probably don't exist, or if they do, they're not what we believe them to be..The Substack The Virology Controls Studies Project by Jamie Andrews challenges virology and genetic science. It aims to prove virology is flawed through simple control experiments.His team's control studies are simple experiments designed to test virology's claims by comparing samples that should show a virus with ones that shouldn't.For example, they use cell cultures with and without supposed viral material to see if they behave differently, like showing cell damage (cytopathic effects). They also run PCR tests on samples with no virus to check if they still give false positives.The conclusion is that virologists' methods are unreliable because the results often look the same whether a virus is present or not.

TWiV reviews the administrations dismantling of the committee that studies pandemic potential, firing of CDC vaccine advisory committee and replacing them with unqualified anti-vaxxers, zoonotic and sustained Mpox spread in Nigeria and Cameroon, and breadth of influenza A antibody cross-reactivity. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education at MicrobeTV 2:39 NIH terminates pandemic preparedness committee (Science) RFK Jr. fires all ACIP members (CNN) RFK Jr. names dubious members of new ACIP (NPR) Zoonotic and sustained Mpox spread in West Africa (Nature) Breadth of influenza A antibody cross-reactivity (Nat Micro) Letters read on TWiV 1227 Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Weekly Picks Brianne – Accidental discovery in planetarium show Alan – Project Hail Mary Vincent – How to speak to a vaccine sceptic: research reveals what works Listener Picks James – Looking at the world through a microscope 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 with Vincent Racaniello in horror examine dismantling of public infrastructure for establishing vaccine guidelines, the creation of a autism taskforce by someone disciplined for practicing medicine without a license, the ongoing pertussis, bird flu and measles outbreaks, before Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, the effective of oseltamivir vs supportive care when one is hospitalized with influenza infection, whether or not the NB.1.8.1 should be included in the fall 2025 vaccines, approval of another anti-RSV monoclonal antibody for treatment in infants, immunization recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines, where to find PEMGARDA, results from the phase 3 randomized clinical trial of pemivibart, provides information for Columbia University Irving Medical Center's long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, how artery disease impacts SARS-CoV-2 infection outcomes, contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research and the recent public health programs that have been unfunded. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Vaccine Opponent Hired by RFK Jr. Scours Official Records for Link to Autism (Wall Street Journal) Correcting our record (Salon) You are FIRED! Kennedy removes all ACIP members, eyes replacement (CIDRAP) UPI Investigates: The vaccine conflict…..investigative reporting? (UPI) RFK Jr.: HHS Moves to Restore Public Trust in Vaccines…to avoid conflicts UGHHHH! (Wall Street Journal) GREAT Vaccine advisory panel (Great Barrington Declaration) National Vaccine Information Center (Wikipedia: National Vaccine Information Center) Nonprofit organization 501(c)  (Wikipedia) Kennedy Announces Eight New Members of C.D.C. Vaccine Advisory Panel (NY Times) Whooping cough deaths! (Kentucky. Gov) Kentucky announces two pertussis deaths in infants this year (CIDRAP) H5 bird flu: current situation (CDC: Avian Influenza) Stability of influenza viruses in the milk of cows and sheep (medRxiv) Wastewater for measles (WasterWater Scan) Measles cases and outbreaks (CDC Rubeola) Weekly measles and rubella monitoring (Government of Canada) Canada's Ontario province reports death of child from measles (Reuters) Measles outbreaks continue with risk of holidays causing surge (gov.UK) Measles (WHO) Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP (jpg) 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) Measles (CDC Measles (Rubeola) 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) Weekly surveillance report: clift notes (CDC FluView) Respiratory virus activity levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Weekly surveillance report: clift notes (CDC FluView) Oseltamivir Treatment vs Supportive Care for Seasonal Influenza Requiring Hospitalization (JAMA) FDA-CDC-DOD: 2025-2046 influenza vaccine composition (FDA) RSV: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) US respiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) RSV-Network (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection) Approval for Merck's ENFLONSIA™ (clesrovimab-cfor) for Prevention of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Lower Respiratory Tract Disease in Infants Born During or Entering Their First RSV Season (Merck) Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) COVID-19 deaths (CDC) COVID-19 national and regional trends (CDC) COVID-19 variant tracker (CDC) SARS-CoV-2 genomes galore (Nextstrain) Antigenic and Virological Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 Variant BA.3.2, XFG, and NB.1.8.1 (biRxiV) COVID-19 vaccine for 6 months, 12 years (CDC: childhood vaccination) COVID-19 vaccine for65 years and older (CDC: Adult vaccination) 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) 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) Steroids,dexamethasone at the right time (OFID) 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 Long-term outcomes of patients with pre-existing coronary artery disease after SARS-CoV-2 infection (eBioMedicine) Reaching out to US house representative Trump Budget Eliminates Funding for Crucial Global Vaccination Programs(NY Times) Letters read on TWiV 1226 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 Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

A 33-year-old researcher and her 34-year-old boyfriend, both Chinese nationals, were recently charged with allegedly smuggling into America a fungus called Fusarium graminearum, a potential bioterrorism weapon.This recent case is just the tip of the iceberg, says investigative reporter Sam Cooper.He played a key part in uncovering a similar case in Winnipeg, Canada.“A married couple from China had been allegedly—according to the documents we now have access to—working with the highest levels of the Chinese military's bioweapons program in Ebola research,” Cooper says. “They were running, clandestinely, materials from China and connected to the Wuhan Institute of Virology into the Winnipeg lab.”For years, Cooper has been at the forefront of exposing Chinese Communist Party infiltration in the West.He is the founder of The Bureau and author of “Wilful Blindness: How a Criminal Network of Narcos, Tycoons, and Chinese Communist Party Agents Infiltrated the West.”Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.

TWiV reviews the administration's call for fools gold-standard science, NIH may publish in-house, avian influenza viruses in birds in China, and Omicron pathogenicity and immune responses. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education at MicrobeTV Fool's Gold Standard Science (Nature) NIH may publish in-house (Stat News) Diversity of H9N2 in China (Nat Micro) Omicron and immunity (Cell Rep) Letters read on TWiV 1225 Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Weekly Picks Kathy – mSphere virus species names standardization Rich –   Real Tides & Currents Graph HD Alan – Invasive termites spreading from privately owned boats Vincent – Entomologist Answers Insect Questions Listener Picks Gerry – Citations Needed podcast 221: Anti-science mugging Joyrell – Mayday: Air Disaster Favorite one, two, three, for Vincent 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 with Vincent Racaniello in dismay examine the MAHA-Make America Health Again-report and its inclusion of fictious studies or “Creative literature degree Medical Science writing”, RFK Jr contradicted by the CDC for COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for children, reduction in MMR vaccine coverage, the ongoing bird flu and measles outbreaks, how the General Accounting Office instructed HHS to fix deficiencies in infectious disease testing before the next pandemic, before Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, whether or not the NB.1.8.1 should be included in the fall 2025 vaccines approval of Moderna's mNEXSPIKE vaccine for fall 2025, childhood immunization recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines, where to find PEMGARDA, results from the phase 3 randomized clinical trial of pemivibart, provides information for Columbia University Irving Medical Center's long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, the identification of an association between FOXP4 and 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 The MAHA report (The White House) White House Health Report Included Fake Citations (NY Times) C.D.C. Contradicts Kennedy and Keeps Advice That Children May Get Covid Shots (NY TImes) CDC revises recommendation for COVID vaccines in kids (CIDRAP) Exclusive: CDC Expert resigns from COVID vaccines advisory role (Reuters) Trends in County-Level MMR Vaccination Coverage in Children in the United States (JAMA Network) U.S. Cancels Contract With Moderna to Develop Bird Flu Vaccine (NY Times) Canada Wants to Kill 400 Ostriches. Kennedy and Dr. Oz Want to Save Them. (NY Times) Confirmations of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Commercial and Backyard Flocks (USDA: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) H5 bird flu: current situation (CDC: Avian Influenza) Bird flu (CDC: Avian Influenza) H5N1 avian flu strikes another Arizona layer farm (CIDRAP) Bird flu outbreak kills 95% of Hickman's Arizona chickens, closes West Valley farms (AZCentral) Wastewater for measles (WasterWater Scan) Additional Denver Resident Tests Positive forMeasles (Denver: The Mile High City) Health officials alert public of potential measles exposure at Denver International Airport and nearby hotel (Colorado: Department of public health and environment) Colorado announces another measles case linked to Turkish Airlines flight (CIDRAP) Measles cases and outbreaks (CDC Rubeola) Weekly measles and rubella monitoring (Government of Canada) Measles (WHO) Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP (jpg) 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) Measles (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) 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) Public Health Preparedness: HHS Needs a Coordinated National Approach for Diagnostic Testing for Pandemic Threats (GAO: US Government Accountability Office) GAO to HHS: Fix ‘persistent deficiencies' in infectious-disease testing before next pandemic (CIDRAP) Influenza: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) US respiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Weekly surveillance report: clift notes (CDC FluView) Respiratory virus activity levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Weekly surveillance report: clift notes (CDC FluView) FDA-CDC-DOD: 2025-2046 influenza vaccine composition (FDA) RSV: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) US respiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) RSV-Network (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection) Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) COVID-19 deaths (CDC) COVID-19 national and regional trends (CDC) COVID-19 variant tracker (CDC) SARS-CoV-2 genomes galore (Nextstrain) Antigenic and Virological Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 Variant BA.3.2, XFG, and NB.1.8.1 (biRxiV) mNEXSPIKE is now approved and coming this fall (mNEXSPIKE) FDA approval for mNEXSPIKE (moderna) COVID-19 vaccine for 6 months, 12 years (CDC: childhood vaccination) COVID-19 vaccine for65 years and older (CDC: Adult vaccination) ACIP Shared Clinical Decision-Making Recommendations (CDC: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices(ACIP)) Safety and Efficacy of Pemivibart, a Long-Acting Monoclonal Antibody, for Prevention of Symptomatic COVID-19 (CID) 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) 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) Steroids,dexamethasone at the right time (OFID) 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 Genome-wide association study of long COVID (Nature Genetics) Reaching out to US house representative Letters read on TWiV 1224 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 Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

Dr. Lisa Kercher, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, joins Dr. Mike Brasher and Kayci Messerly for a lesson in Virology 101 and an update on the hunt for genetic changes in highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Learn about the process of reassortment, how it produces new viruses, and how these changes influence the evolving risks of HPAI. Dr. Kercher also shares stories from her mobile testing lab (BIRDWATCH), including experiences and anxious days in the field with duck researchers and banding crews and how her work is accelerating the detection of HPAI and viral changes in wild ducks. Listen in for a deeper understanding of the avian influenza virus and how hunters can continue playing a vital role.Listen now: www.ducks.org/DUPodcastSend feedback: DUPodcast@ducks.org

Hello and welcome to Entangled! The podcast where we explore the science of consciousness, the true nature of reality, and what it means to be a spiritual being having a human experience.I'm your host Jordan Youkilis, and today I'm joined by my friend Dr. Peter Petropulos, founder of Rejuvenate Wellness Center. In this episode, Dr. P details his career, from joining the Navy as a Medical Corpsman, moving into the medical school path, and ultimately focusing on traditional medicine, where he earned his Doctor of Chiropractic and started his own practice.Peter and I discuss the distinguishing characteristics of alternative / traditional medicine relative to western medicine, and how the Rockefellers changed the paradigm of modern medicine to focus on petrochemical, pharmaceutical based interventions. We then discuss problems associated with GMOs, pesticides, and forever chemicals, and the connections between Big Ag and Big Chemical.Next, we discuss the cost benefit analysis conducted by “leaders” of Big Pharma, and their callous decisions to roll out new medicines if their expected drug profits exceed expected litigation payouts. Dr. Petropulos explains why we need to make vaccine manufacturers liable again, after the disastrous decision in 1986 to pass the National Vaccine Childhood Injury Act.From there, we discuss the impact of DDT on paralytic disease, and the connection between the elimination of DDT and the reduction in polio. We consider vaccine orthodoxy, and why people are so afraid to question it, especially as it relates to autism.Dr. Petropulos explains why orthodoxy precludes us from looking for the real etiology of diseases and for real treatments. We ask why safe and efficacious treatments like ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine were suppressed during the pandemic, but deadly, dangerous interventions like remdesivir, molnupiravir, and ventilators were promoted.Next, we discuss the ruling elites' ties to Malthusian ideology, eugenics, and depopulation. Peter explains the process of virus isolation and genomic consensus, and why these are presumptive and speculative. We consider Dr. Fauci's long history of criminality, including during the AIDS epidemic, and the curious fact that Burroughs Wellcome manufactures both “poppers” and AZT.We then discuss the failures of PCR tests, and why its inventor, Dr. Kary Mullis, has been such a staunch opponent of Fauci for decades. We consider the correlation of flu epidemics and solar maximums, and the deregulating impact of electromagnetic frequency. We then discuss the fear propaganda pumped by the establishment, and the impact of weather manipulation on EMF stressors.From there, Dr. P explains how he has been involved with vaccine safety for decades, and how that connected him to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Children's Health Defense. We consider how the media has been able to enforce vaccine orthodoxy. Dr. Petropulos explains his main hopes for Secretary Kennedy's HHS, including eliminating pharmaceutical advertising, removing indemnity from vaccine manufacturers, and ending the funding of medical schools by criminal NGOs.We then discuss the need for COVID-19 pandemic accountability, and our hopes that Attorney General Pam Bondi will bring justice to the biggest perpetrators of the Plandemic fraud, including Tony Fauci, George Soros and Bill Gates. We then consider the revolution of media and the high caliber of content being produced today. Dr. Petropulos explains how he came around to the MAGA MAHA Alliance, and why President Trump needs to take ownership for the failures of Operation Warp Speed.We then discuss the release of the Epstein files and his connections to intelligence, organized crime, and the elitist class. We consider the use of sexual blackmail as a tool of control and its insidious ties to the occult. We ask what the future has in store for the oligarchy, and discuss why the central bankers need to be held accountable for their crimes against humanity.Peter and I then discuss political reform at the state and local level, the future of the Democratic party, and how to end the polarization of politics. Dr. P describes the expansion of Children's Health Defense to Colorado, the spread of information related to vaccine injuries, and the increase in sudden deaths following the COVID “vaccination” program.Dr. P describes the importance of shifting off a mandatory vaccine schedule and the ethical necessity of informed consent. We conclude the conversation highlighting COVID-19 as a moment of awakening for the general public and for influential members of the scientific community.This outro is titled: “Vaxxed & Unafraid”. Music from the show is available on the Spotify playlist “Entangled – The Vibes”. If you like the show, please drop a 5-star review and subscribe on Substack, Spotify, X, Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts.Please enjoy the episode!Music: Intro: Ben Fox - "The Vibe". End Credits: Maya Pacziga – “Healing”.Outro: “Vaxxed & Unafraid” starts at 1:30:00.Recorded: 02/14/25. Published: 06/03/25.Check out the resources mentioned:* Rejuvenate Wellness Center: https://www.rejuvenatewellnesscenter.com/* The AIDS War: Propaganda, Profiteering, and Genocide from the Medical Industrial Complex by John Lauritsen: https://a.co/d/fEJLqKm* A Farewell to Virology by Dr. Mark Bailey: https://a.co/d/flpVbTr* Virus Mania: How the Medical Industry Continually Invents Epidemics, Making Billion-Dollar Profits At Our Expense by Torsten Engelbrecht and Claus Kohnlein: https://a.co/d/cf52SOG* The Truth About Contagion: Exploring Theories of How Disease Spreads by Dr. Thomas Cowan and Saly Fallon Morell: https://a.co/d/bi37Phj* Inventing the AIDS Virus by Peter Duesberg: https://a.co/d/8hPUgCh This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit entangledpodcast.substack.com

TWiV reviews RFK Jr.”s MAGA report with non-existent literature citations, a new fungus that could further devastate North American bats, surveillance of avian influenza viruses through bird guano in remote regions, and the receptor for HKU5 coronaviruses is ACE2 from Pipistrellus abramus bats. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education at MicrobeTV Bad citations in MAGA report (Med Exp) Another fungus for North American bats (NY Times) Surveillance of avian influenza through bird guano (Nat Commun) ACE2 from Pipistrellus bats is receptor for HKU5 coronaviruses (Nat Commun) Letters read on TWiV 1223 Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Weekly Picks Brianne – New mutation found in orange cats Kathy –  Middle schooler's STEM project leads to a bacterium with antibiotic activity and to an anti-cancer compound Vincent – Elon Musk's Legacy Is Disease, Starvation and Death 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.

Whose lab created SARS-CoV-2? Virologist Dr. Li-Meng Yan says it was “all China.” But Dr. Clayton Baker insists US biolabs at UNC Chapel Hill played a role. A new Brownstone report points at “US virologist Ralph Baric” and alleges damning details that indicate he “engineered the Covid-19 virus SARS-CoV-2 in his lab at the University of North Carolina as part of his work in connection with the 2018 DEFUSE funding proposal” first leaked by “Major Joseph Murphy, an employee of US military research agency DARPA, in the summer of 2021…” Dr. Li-Meng Yan is a Chinese virologist with an MD from Central South University and PhD in ophthalmology from Southern Medical University. She hosts The Voice of Dr. Yan on America Out Loud Radio Network and is best known for publishing claims that SARS-CoV-2 originated in a Chinese lab. More at https://x.com/DrLiMengYAN1 Dr. Clayton Baker, an internal medicine physician, has over 25 years in clinical practice. He served as Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Rochester from 2012 to 2018. His work appears in the Journal of the American Medical Association and the New England Journal of Medicine. He authored The Medical Masquerade and contributes to Brownstone Institute. More at https://x.com/cjbakermd 「 SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS 」 Find out more about the brands that make this show possible and get special discounts on Dr. Drew's favorite products at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://drdrew.com/sponsors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ACTIVE SKIN REPAIR - Repair skin faster with more of the molecule your body creates naturally! Hypochlorous (HOCl) is produced by white blood cells to support healing – and no sting. Get 20% off at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://drdrew.com/skinrepair⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • FATTY15 – The future of essential fatty acids is here! Strengthen your cells against age-related breakdown with Fatty15. Get 15% off a 90-day Starter Kit Subscription at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://drdrew.com/fatty15⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • PALEOVALLEY - "Paleovalley has a wide variety of extraordinary products that are both healthful and delicious,” says Dr. Drew. "I am a huge fan of this brand and know you'll love it too!” Get 15% off your first order at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://drdrew.com/paleovalley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • THE WELLNESS COMPANY - Counteract harmful spike proteins with TWC's Signature Series Spike Support Formula containing nattokinase and selenium. Learn more about TWC's supplements at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twc.health/drew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 「 MEDICAL NOTE 」 Portions of this program may examine countervailing views on important medical issues. Always consult your physician before making any decisions about your health. 「 ABOUT THE SHOW 」 Ask Dr. Drew is produced by Kaleb Nation (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kalebnation.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Susan Pinsky (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/firstladyoflov⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠e⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠). This show is for entertainment and/or informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello discusses vaccination trends, the changes COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for children and pregnant women, easing of vaccination exemptions in Texas, the ongoing measles outbreak globally before Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, whether or not the NB.1.8.1 should be included in the fall 2025 vaccines and concern as confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 rise here and in China, different mechanisms by which to reduce transmission of respiratory pathogens, the May 22 VRBPAC COVID-19 vaccine meeting, where to find PEMGARDA, prolonged steroid and antibiotic therapies, provides information for Columbia University Irving Medical Center's long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, how spike protein may alter mast cells and the immune response 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 Vaccination trends (CDC: Respiratory Illnesses) Weekly COVID-19 Vaccination Dashboard (CDC: COVIDVaxView) RFK Jr ends coronavirus shot recommendation for healthy children and pregnant women (Washington Post) Characteristics of Children Ages 1–17 Who Died of COVID-19 in 2020–2022 in the United States (American Academy of Pediatrics) RFK Jr.'s War on Children (Paul Offit: Beyond the Noise) AAP analyzes pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations from 2020-'24 (American Academy of Pediatrics) COVID-19–Associated Hospitalizations among Children and Adults — COVID-NET (CDC: National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases) COVID-19–Associated Hospitalizations among Children and Adults — COVID-NET (CDC: National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases) Long COVID in Children (CDC: NCHS) Long COVID Prevalence and Associated Activity Limitation in US Children (JAMA Pediatrics) The C.D.C. Now Says Healthy Kids Don't Need Covid Shots. Is That True? (NY Times) U.S. Will No Longer Recommend Covid Shots for Children and Pregnant Women (NY TImes) Gregg Abbott (AP News) US school-entry vaccination rates fall as exemptions keep rising (AP News) Whooping cough cases are rising again in the US (AP News) Amid measles outbreak, Texas is poised to make vaccine exemptions for kids easier (AP News) Cardiac Events in Adults Hospitalized for Respiratory Syncytial Virus vs COVID-19 or Influenza (JAMA Network Open) USDA reported H5N1 bird flu detection in wild birds (CDC: Avian Influenza) USDA reported H5N1 in poultry (CDC: Avian Influenza) HPAI Confirmed Cases in Livestock (USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspections Service) H5 bird flu: current situation (CDC: Avian Influenza) Bird flu (CDC: Avian Influenza) Measles cases and outbreaks (CDC Rubeola) Weekly measles and rubella monitoring (Government of Canada) Measles (WHO) Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP (jpg) 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) Measles (CDC Measles (Rubeola) 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) Weekly surveillance report: clift notes (CDC FluView) Respiratory virus activity levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Weekly surveillance report: clift notes (CDC FluView) FDA-CDC-DOD: 2025-2046 influenza vaccine composition (FDA) RSV: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) US respiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) RSV-Network (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection) Respiratory syncytial virus: an under-recognized healthcare-associated infection (Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology) Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) COVID-19 deaths (CDC) COVID-19 national and regional trends (CDC) COVID-19 variant tracker (CDC) SARS-CoV-2 genomes galore (Nextstrain) Antigenic and Virological Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 Variant BA.3.2, XFG, and NB.1.8.1 (biRxiV) New Covid variant NB.1.8.1 detected at US airports amid rise in cases U.S. reports cases of new COVID variant NB.1.8.1 behind surge in China (CBS News) WHO TAG-VE Risk Evaluation for SARS-CoV-2 Variant Under Monitoring: NB.1.8.1 (WHO) New COVID variant NB.1.8.1 detected at US airports amid rise in cases (The Economic Times: News) Infection Control Guidance: SARS-CoV-2 (CDC: COVID-19) Isolating the burden of transmission-based precautions for COVID-19 (Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology) A pilot study of coughing into the shirt to disrupt respiratory pathogen transmission (International Journal of Emergency Medicine) Hybrid B- and T-Cell Immunity Associates With Protection Against Breakthrough Infection After Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Vaccination in Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) Participants (JID) FDA panel is split on updates to COVID shots as questions loom for fall vaccinations(AP News) COVID-19 Vaccines (2025-2026 Formula) for Use in the United States Beginning in Fall 2025(FDA) Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of COVID-19 Vaccines in the United States (CDC: COVID-19) 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) Clinical effectiveness of oral antiviral treatment for non-hospitalized high-risk patients with COVID-19 during Omicron JN.1 subvariant wave(Pneumonia) Drug interaction checker (University of Liverpool) Infectious Disease Society guidelines for treatment and management (ID Society) A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Effectiveness of Remdesivir to Treat Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Hospitalized Patients (CID) 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) Steroids,dexamethasone at the right time (OFID) Anticoagulation guidelines (hematology.org) Tocilizumab, sarilumab and anakinra in critically ill patients with COVID-19 (Thorax) Daniel Griffin's evidence based medical practices for long COVID (OFID) Long COVID hotline (Columbia : Columbia University Irving Medical Center) The answers: Long COVID Spike proteins of coronaviruses activate mast cells for degranulation via stimulating Src/PI3K/AKT/Ca2+ intracellular signaling cascade (Journal of Virology) Reaching out to US house representative Letters read on TWiV 1222 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 Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

In Slovakia, research is underway both in laboratories and even on farms, as scientists work to better understand and combat infectious diseases. One of the most prominent figures in this effort is Dr. Boris Klempa, a virologist at the Institute of Virology within the Biomedical Research Center at the Slovak Academy of Sciences. In our conversation, we discussed his work on zoonotic viruses in Slovakia and beyond, the role of the European Virus Archive, and the ongoing challenge of combating misinformation in science and public health.

Curtis Yarvin is the author of Unqualified Reservations and Gray Mirror. Hear Curtis speak on building political momentum, the Performative Right, the Trump Everything App, modern-day Manhattan Projects, the good and bad of automation, the Chinese trade strategy, and what lessons AI research can take from the Wuhan Institute of Virology. These episodes were recorded over the course of 2022 and 2023. I took them down during my time in DC, but they have been among the most requested episodes to be brought back. Find the author:https://x.com/curtis_yarvin This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fromthenew.world/subscribe

TWiV reviews cuts in National Science Foundation budgets, cuts to Harvard University grants, judge blocks ban on Harvard enrolling international students, DOGE ordered cuts of NIH grants, endemic coronavirus infection induces Fc receptor binding antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, and inherited IFNAR1 deficiency causing adverse reactions to measles and yellow fever infectious vaccines. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Angela Mingarelli Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education at MicrobeTV NSF funding cut to lowest level (NY Times) 1,000 grants cut at Harvard University (Nature) Administration ban on international students at Harvard blocked (CNN) DOGE killed NIH grants (Nature) Endemic coronavirus infection induces FcR binding antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 (J Virol) IFNAR1 deficiency and severe reaction to measles and yellow fever vaccines (J Exp Med) Letters read on TWiV 1221 Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Weekly Picks Angela – Contact lenses that give people infrared vision — even with their eyes shut (one, two) Alan –  Autocrats are afraid of you – see the graphic, especially. Vincent – How One Company Secretly Poisoned The Planet 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 with Vincent Racaniello debate the changes in FDA vaccine approval policy especially how it is applied to COVID-19 vaccines and restricts vaccine availability/usage and Novavax's vaccine, mpox on surfaces and in the air, “bird flu”, the ongoing measles outbreak globally before Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on RSV, benefits of vaccination for infants, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, the high number of childhood deaths during this “flu” season, the May 22 VRBPAC COVID-19 vaccine meeting, where to find PEMGARDA, prolonged steroid and antibiotic therapies, provides information for Columbia University Irving Medical Center's long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, cognitive impairment in 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 FDA to issue new vaccine approval guidance amid questions over coronavirus shots (Washington Post) FDA vaccine committee meeting(Reuters) Evidence-based approach to COVID-19 vaccination (NEJM) FDA CBER townhall: new COVID019 vaccination approval mechanism (YouTube) FDA poised to restrict access to COVID vaccines, our own Dr. Griffin is cited! (NY Times) Novavax approval letter (FDA) We giveth and taketh away: Novavax approved but restricted use (AP News) FDA approves Novavax COVID vaccine with stricter new conditions (NY Times) History behind public health falsehoods– vaccine and autism (NPR) Making vaccines less accessible-RFK Jr making MAHA! (PBS News Hour) Kenneday says DO NOT to take medical advice from him, the HHS secretary…hummmm (NY Times) Staying up to date with COVID-19 vaccines (CDC: COVID-19) How science lost America's trust and surrendered health policy to skeptics (WSJ) HHS stops recommendation of COVID-19 shots for children and pregnant women (Reuters) No more routine COVID-19 vaccines for children and pregnant women (WSJ) House to investigate Pfizer for allegedly delaying COVID-19 vaccines (Reuters) Statement on the antigen composition of COVID-19 vaccines (WHO) WHO advisers say current strains OK for COVID vaccine production (CIDRAP) We can't remain indifferent to suffering: Catholic Church now champions HPV vaccination (DailyNation) Air and surface sampling for mpox in UK (Eurosurveillance) Researchers report mpox DNA, live virus on surfaces and in air from patients' rooms(CIDRAP) USDA reported H5N1 bird flu detection in wild birds (CDC: Avian Influenza) USDA reported H5N1 in poultry (CDC: Avian Influenza) HPAI Confirmed Cases in Livestock(USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspections Service) H5 bird flu: current situation (CDC: Avian Influenza) Bird flu (CDC: Avian Influenza) Measles cases and outbreaks (CDC Rubeola) Measles and rubella weekly monitoring report: (Government of Canada) Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP (jpg)  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) Weekly surveillance report: clift notes (CDC FluView) Respiratory virus activity levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Weekly surveillance report: clift notes (CDC FluView) FDA-CDC-DOD: 2025-2046 influenza vaccine composition (FDA) RSV: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) US respiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) RSV-Network (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection) Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) COVID-19 deaths (CDC) COVID-19 national and regional trends (CDC) COVID-19 variant tracker (CDC) SARS-CoV-2 genomes galore (Nextstrain) Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of COVID-19 Vaccines in the United States (CDC: COVID-19) COVID-19 vaccine VRBPAC May 22 (FDA) 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) 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) When your healthcare provider is infected/exposed with SARS-CoV-2 (CDC) Managing healthcare staffing shortages (CDC) Steroids,dexamethasone at the right time (OFID) The clinical impact of prolonged steroid therapy in severe COVID-19 patients (BMC Pulmonary Medicine) Anticoagulation guidelines (hematology.org) Antibiotic Treatment in Patients Hospitalized for Nonsevere COVID-19 (JAMA Network Open) Daniel Griffin's evidence based medical practices for long COVID (OFID) Long COVID hotline (Columbia : Columbia University Irving Medical Center) The answers: Long COVID Self-reported health, neuropsychological tests and biomarkers in fully recovered COVID-19 patients vs patients with post-COVID cognitivesymptoms (PLoS One) Vortioxetine for Cognitive Impairment in Major Depressive Disorder During Post-COVID Syndrome (Journal of Clincial Psychiatrist) Reaching out to US house representative Letters read on TWiV 1220 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 Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

Confused by the daily deluge of medical studies in the news that are often built on faulty science, yet imply great harm to your health?Researcher, podcaster and former Army captain Alec Zeck joins Paul in a wide-ranging conversation about the serious lack of critical thinking and reasoning skills whenever science, health and medicine are discussed this week on Spirit Gym. Learn more about Alec and his work at The Way Forward website and on social media via Facebook, Twitter/X, YouTube and Instagram here and here.Listen to The Way Forward podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you download them. Watch The End of COVID series of videos here.Timestamps3:44 A meeting with Dr. Kelly Brogan changed the trajectory of Alec's family forever.7:32 We live in the necessary and purposeful appearance of duality.15:37 Do you believe in pantheism or panentheism?20:52 The fallacy of flood draws.28:24 Thinking and seeking truth by means of falsification.34:38 Who is the expert?46:11 What is real pseudoscience?51:26 Gain of function research.1:09:52 Epidemiological-based models are flawed to their core.1:22:05 The major problems with modern medicine.1:29:18 The human biofield.1:38:10 “Our body is the most incredible, beautiful, brilliant, intelligently designed thing that has ever existed in this realm.”1:51:41 The most important impact on a human being's psyche.2:03:47 Discerning facts from fiction.2:14:31 The Cartman drama triangle.ResourcesViroliegyA Farewell to Virology by Dr. Mark BaileyThe Neti neti principleFind more resources for this episode on our website.Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as BearsAll Rights Reserved MusicFit Records 2024Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL10Organifi CHEK20Wild PasturesCHEK Institute Spring ATP SaleHerbal Alchemy WorkshopPaul's Preferred Products We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

TWiV reviews pause in the use of Chikungunya vaccine, HHS to stop recommending COVID shots for pregnant women and children, molecular basis for shifted receptor recognition by an encephalitic alphavirus, and evolution of koala retrovirus transcriptional silencing in wild koalas. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, and Rich Condit Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education at MicrobeTV Pause in use of Ixchiq (FDA) Change in COVID vaccine recommendations (STAT) Basis for receptor shift in encephalitic alphavirus (Cell) Transcriptional silencing of koala retrovirus (Cell) Letters read on TWiV 1219 Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Weekly Picks Rich – What's that stuff in your bellybutton? Science has the answer. Vincent – New study reveals our skin's own bacteria can help protect us from the bad effects of sunlight Listener Pick Rona – My Italian secret: the forgotten heroes and Italy and the Holocaust Foundation, Inc. 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 with Vincent Racaniello wail about the attack on science within the US, cancellation of CDC's committee on infectious diseases, mpox in Sierra Leone, “bird flu” in cats, the ongoing measles outbreak globally, before Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on RSV, benefits of vaccination for infants, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections the WasterwaterScan dashboard, the high number of childhood deaths during this “flu” season, the May 22 VRBPAC COVID-19 vaccine meeting, where to find PEMGARDA, benefit of remedesivir, provides information for Columbia University Irving Medical Center's long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, weight and distinct symptoms 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 Shut down federal advisory committee on infection prevention…..Make America Healthy Again! (CIDRAP) Mpox in Sierra Leone (CIDRAP) H5 Bird Flu: Current Situation (CDC: Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) ) Spike in avian flu cases in cats : spillover into humans? (CIDRAP) Measles cases and outbreaks (CDC Rubeola) Measles 800 in Texas…. (Texas Health and Human Services) Measles outbreak in North Dakota prompts local health officials to quarantine unvaccinated schoolchildren (CNN) 2025 Measles outbreak guidance (New Mexico Health) Measles and rubella weekly monitoring report: (Government of Canada) The Mennonites in a Texas community where measles is spreading (AP News) Trust the government? Seriously! West Texans, Mennonites at center of measles outbreak choose medical freedom over vaccine mandates (AP News) Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP (jpg)  Deporting Measles! (AP News) 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) Measles (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) Measles (CDC: Measles Rubeola) 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) Weekly surveillance report: clift notes (CDC FluView) Respiratory virus activity levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) CDC reports 216 child deaths this flu season (AP News) Weekly surveillance report: clift notes (CDC FluView) New York sees highest flu-related pediatric deaths ever recorded in a season (Times Union) Phase 3 Safety and Efficacy Study of Baloxavir Marboxil in Children Less Than 1 Year Old With Suspected or Confirmed Influenza (The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal) FDA-CDC-DOD: 2025-2046 influenza vaccine composition (FDA) RSV: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) US respiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) RSV-Network (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection) Interim Evaluation of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Hospitalization Rates Among Infants and Young Children After Introduction of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prevention Products (CDC: MMWR) US infant mortality dropped in 2024: RSV vaccine? (AP News) Infant Mortality Dashboard (CDC: National Center for Health Statistics) Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) COVID-19 deaths (CDC) COVID-19 national and regional trends (CDC) Wastewater Measures of SARS-CoV-2 Accurately Predict Frequency of Symptomatic Infections in the Community (JID) Origin of SARS-CoV-2 The recency and geographical origins of the bat viruses ancestral to SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 (Cell) COVID-19 variant tracker (CDC) SARS-CoV-2 genomes galore (Nextstrain) COVID-19 infection history as a risk factor for early pregnancy loss (BMC Medicine) New recommendations seek treatments for post-Lyme disease condition (CIDRAP) Immunogenicity and Safety of Influenza and COVID-19 Multicomponent Vaccine in Adults ≥50 YearsA Randomized Clinical Trial (JAMA) Combo flu-COVID vaccine shows good immune response, safety in older adults (CIDRAP) US FDA advisers to discuss COVID-19 vaccine recommendations on May 22 (Reuters) Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of COVID-19 Vaccines in the United States (CDC: COVID-19) COVID-19 vaccine VRBPAC May 22 (FDA) 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) 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) When your healthcare provider is infected/exposed with SARS-CoV-2 (CDC) Managing healthcare staffing shortages (CDC) Steroids,dexamethasone at the right time (OFID) Anticoagulation guidelines (hematology.org) Remdesivir associated with reduced mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients (BMC Infectious Diseases) Real-world evidence shows remdesivir tied to less death in hospitalized COVID patients (CIDRAP) Daniel Griffin's evidence based medical practices for long COVID (OFID) Long COVID hotline (Columbia : Columbia University Irving Medical Center) The answers: Long COVID Excess weight is associated withneurological and neuropsychiatric symptoms in post-COVID-19 condition (PLoS One) Identification of soluble biomarkers that associate with distinct manifestations of long COVID (Nature Immunology) Reaching out to US house representative Letters read on TWiV 1218 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 Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

Aseem Malhotra is a deeply controversial British doctor who has just been appointed as Chief Medical Adviser of the Make America Healthy Again campaign group co-founded by Donald Trump's health secretary Robert F Kennedy Junior. It makes him one of the US Health Secretary's most influential medical advisers - and that's alarming doctors and academics around the world, because Aseem Malhotra, like RFK JR, goes against mainstream, established opinion on many topics. Most controversially he opposes the MRNA covid vaccines, claiming they cause more harm than good, and wants to end their use in America, even though people are still dying with Covid around the world. In the UK hundreds of people are dying with covid every month yet Dr Malhotra claims the virus is no longer deadly. He also supports RFK Junior's decision to reinvestigate discredited claims of a link between vaccines and autism, amid alarming levels of vaccine scepticism in America, and outbreaks of deadly measles. For the latest episode of The Fourcast Krishnan Guru-Murthy talks to Dr Malhotra, but we also examine his claims and scrutinise them by hearing from Stephen Griffin, Professor of Virology at Leeds University - who is a leading scientist in Britain and believes claims being made by Dr Malhotra and RFK Junior are not just wrong but dangerous. Produced by Calum Fraser, Alice Wagstaffe, Georgina Lee, Rob Thomson.

TWiV reviews new CBER chief at FDA, ending of Gates Foundation in 2045, gain of function executive order, origins of bat viruses ancestral to SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2, and single dose Sudan virus replicon vaccine protects guinea pigs from disease. 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 at MicrobeTV Prasad replaces Marks at FDA (US News) Gates Foundation ends 2025 (Gates Foundation) Gain of function Executive Order (White House) DURC policy (HHS) Origins of bat viruses ancestral to SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 (Cell) Sudan virus replicon vaccine (Nat Comm) Letters read on TWiV 1217 Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Weekly Picks Rich – Andor Season 2 Alan – Sequencing Mendel's pea plant traits, and a good Science news article on the work Vincent – 2023 summer warmth unparalleled over the past 2,000 years Listener Pick Brian – Virology Capabilities Test (VCT): A Multimodal Virology Q&A Benchmark 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 with Vincent Racaniello bemoan the attack on science within the US, salt water controls for vaccines, return to 1938 technology for flu vaccines, mRNA vaccines as “bioweapons”, rise in pertussis, benefits of the shingles vaccine and reduced dementia occurrence, and growing measles outbreak globally before Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the WasterwaterScan dashboard, the May 22 VRBPAC COVID-19 vaccine,  meeting, where to find PEMGARDA, return to antibiotic treatment for respiratory viral diseases, provides information for Columbia University Irving Medical Center's 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 Saline placebo control testing for new vaccines….not good chemistry! (Washington Post) 1940s innovation: HHS, NIH Launch Next-Generation Universal Vaccine Platform for Pandemic-Prone Viruses(US Department of Health and Human Services) WHAT! Minnesota Bill Against Vaccines Promotes Disinformation (Medscape Medical News) ) Guns= fine….mRNA =mRNA Bioweapons Prohibition Act; mRNA injections and products designated as weapons of mass destruction, and mRNA injections and products prohibited. (Minnesota Legislature) Bioweapons of massive destruction mNRA not bombs or drones….but mRNA! (Minnesota Legislature) 2024 Provisional pertussis surveillance report (CDC) Pertussis cases by year 1922-2023 (CDC: Whooping cough (pertussis)) Deaths by pertussis: 6 children under a year old (CDC) Pertussis (WHO) Symptoms of pertussis (CDC Whooping Cough (Pertussis) With whooping cough cases on the rise, a doctor explains how to protect yourself and others (CNN) Live zoster vaccination and cardiovascular outcomes (European Heath Journal) Shingles vaccine recipients see lower cardiac event risk (CIDRAP) H5 Bird Flu: Current Situation (CDC: Avian Influenza Bird flu) Measles cases and outbreaks (CDC Rubeola) Measles 800 in Texas…. (Texas Health and Human Services) 2025 Measles outbreak guidance (New Mexico Health) Measles and rubella weekly monitoring report: (Government of Canada) Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP (jpg)  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) Measles (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) Measles (CDC: Measles Rubeola) 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) Weekly surveillance report: clift notes (CDC FluView) Respiratory virus activity levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) CDC reports 216 child deaths this flu season (AP News) Weekly surveillance report: clift notes (CDC FluView) FDA-CDC-DOD: 2025-2046 influenza vaccine composition (FDA) RSV: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) US respiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) RSV-Network (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection) Impact of Nirsevimab on RSV and Non-RSV Severe Respiratory Infections in Hospitalized Infants (Influenza and other respiratory viruses) Hospital admissions of respiratory infections in infants plunge with nirsevimab RSV antibody(CIDRAP) Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) COVID-19 deaths (CDC) COVID-19 national and regional trends (CDC) COVID-19 variant tracker (CDC) SARS-CoV-2 genomes galore (Nextstrain) Early effectiveness of the BNT162b2 KP.2 vaccine against COVID-19 in the US Veterans Affairs Healthcare System (Nature Commications) Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of COVID-19 Vaccines in the United States (CDC: COVID-19) COVID-19 vaccine VRBPAC May 22 (FDA) 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) Infectious Disease Society guidelines for treatment and management (ID Society) Time to antiviral treatment in mild–moderate COVID-19 in the emergency department(Internal and Emergency Medicine) Delays in COVID antiviral receipt raised risk of poor outcomes after ED visits by 18%, data suggest(CIDRAP) Molnupiravir safety and efficacy (JMV) Convalescent plasma recommendation for immunocompromised (ID Society) What to do when sick with a respiratory virus (CDC) When your healthcare provider is infected/exposed with SARS-CoV-2 (CDC) Managing healthcare staffing shortages (CDC) Virus = Bacteria ? National Trends in Antibiotic Prescribing for Adults Hospitalized With Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Other Viral Respiratory Infections (OFID) Steroids, dexamethasone at the right time (OFD) 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 Short and long-term trajectories of the post COVID-19 condition (BMJ Infectious Diseases) Prevalence of Persistent Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Abnormalities on PET/MRI and DECT Imaging in Long COVID Patients (Journal of Nuclear Medicine) Long-COVID patients show signs of inflammation on PET/ MRI scans(CIDRAP) Reaching out to US house representative Letters read on TWiV 1216 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 Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

Claire Concannon sits down with Professor Jemma Geoghegan, winner of the Prime Minister's Te Puiaki Whakapā Pūtaiao Science Communication Prize, to chat about Covid-19, bird flu and her virology lab.

Executive Order on Gain of Function Research: President Trump issued an executive order restricting federal funding for gain of function research, which involves experimenting with viruses and pathogens that could potentially trigger a pandemic. The order aims to prevent US tax dollars from funding such research in countries like China and Iran, and strengthens oversight mechanisms to ensure biomedical research is conducted safely. The controversy around gain of function research became prominent during the COVID-19 pandemic, with theories suggesting the virus might have originated from the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Self-Deportation Program: The Trump administration introduced a program offering $1,000 and travel assistance to undocumented immigrants who voluntarily leave the United States. This initiative aims to save government resources, as deporting an undocumented immigrant costs approximately $17,000. The program uses the CBP home app for migrants to register and self-deport, with the stipend paid once their departure is confirmed. Trade Negotiations: We mention ongoing trade negotiations between the US and Canada, following Canada's federal elections. President Trump is also engaging in trade talks with China, aiming to address tariffs and improve trade relations. Media Coverage and Public Reaction: We highlight media reactions to Trump's policies, noting that pro-immigration advocates are critical of the self-deportation program. It also mentions the media's struggle to criticize the executive order on gain of function research due to its perceived benefits. Please Hit Subscribe to this podcast Right Now. Also Please Subscribe to the Ben Ferguson Show Podcast and Verdict with Ted Cruz Wherever You get You're Podcasts. Thanks for Listening #seanhannity #hannity #marklevin #levin #charliekirk #megynkelly #tucker #tuckercarlson #glennbeck #benshapiro #shapiro #trump #sexton #bucksexton#rushlimbaugh #limbaugh #whitehouse #senate #congress #thehouse #democrats#republicans #conservative #senator #congressman #congressmen #congresswoman #capitol #president #vicepresident #POTUS #presidentoftheunitedstatesofamerica#SCOTUS #Supremecourt #DonaldTrump #PresidentDonaldTrump #DT #TedCruz #Benferguson #Verdict #maga #presidenttrump #47 #the47morningupdate #donaldtrump #trump #news #trumpnews #Benferguson #breaking #breakingnews #morningupdateYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VerdictwithTedCruzSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Trump just signed another slew of executive orders. The latest is an order to improve the safety and security of biological research in the United States and around the world. Here's what it does. ▪ Ends any present and all future federal funding of dangerous gain of functionresearch in countries of concern like China and Iran and in foreign nationsdeemed to have insufficient research oversight. ▪ Prohibits federal funding from contributing to foreign research likely to causeanother pandemic. ▪ These measures will drastically reduce the potential for lab related incidentsinvolving gain-of-function research, like that conducted on bat coronaviruses inChina by the EcoHealth Alliance and Wuhan Institute of Virology. This has been a huge issue for Wellness Company doctors. The Wellness Company prides itself on pushing back against censorship and tyranny. It's why it has developed a series of prescription drug medical emergency kits including a parasite cleanse that prescribed directly to you and delivered to your door to use incase of an emergency. BACK IN STOCK after 3x Sell-Outs! The Gold Standard in quality: the only product of its kind compounded by a 50-state licensed US pharmacy. Use promo code: GRANT to save 10% at: (Click Link Below) https://www.twc.health/products/ivermectin-mebendazole?ref=GRANT Also the prescription medical kits will allow you will have on hand much needed antibiotics See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From the 2024 International Hepatitis B virus meeting in Chicago IL, Rich Condit speaks with Thomas Tu about his experiences as a both a HepB scientist and patient. Host: Rich Condit Guest: Thomas Tu Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education at MicrobeTV Hepatitis B Foundation Tu Laboratory Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! 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 this episode, we're joined by molecular biologist Dr. Jerneja Tomsic for a thorough, start-to-finish dismantling of PCR, the method that underpins much of modern diagnostic virology.We begin with foundational principles—Koch's postulates, isolation vs. purification, and the philosophical failures of modern science. Dr. Tomsic walks us through the basics of PCR, exposing its misuse in clinical settings and the flawed assumptions baked into its application.From there, we challenge the idea of asymptomatic carriers, the nonsense of virology, and the sleight of hand involved in viral sequencing, primer creation, and metagenomics.This is not just a technical critique—it's a deeper reflection on scientific corruption, narrative manipulation, and the role of fear as the real virus.If you've ever questioned the foundations of modern "infectious disease" science, this episode is essential listening.Keep up with me (socials)https://www.instagram.com/beyond.terrain/https://beyondterrain.com/Our vision at Beyond Terrain is best supported by sharing our work!Joining our private terrain community is also a wonderful way to support what we do here at Beyond Terrain.https://beyondterrain.com/beyond-terrain-community/Learn more from and support our esteemed guest, Dr. Tomsichttps://x.com/zianiniSLO

TWiV reviews universal vaccine initiative at NIAID, shut down of the Integrated Research Facility at Ft. Detrick, modeling the reemergence of infectious diseases as vaccination rates drop, and bacterial outer membrane vesicles bound to bacteriophages modulate neutrophil responses to bacterial infection. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Jolene Ramsey Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education at MicrobeTV ASV 2025 Paul has Measles (YouTube, virology blog) Universal vaccine project (NIAID, CIDRAP) Measles update (US, Texas) Integrated Research Lab closed (Telegraph) Modeling reemergence of infectious diseases (JAMA) Outer membrane vesicles attached to phage (Front Cell Inf Micro) Pf phage review (Front Immunol) Letters read on TWiV 1215 Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Weekly Picks Alan – A Paradise Built in Hell, by Rebecca Solnit (and here's my review of it) Jolene – Virology course student communication projects, Spring 2025 Vincent – Vaccine Education Center 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 with Vincent Racaniello bewail the attack on science within the US and withdrawal from the global health communities, association between the shingles vaccine and reduced dementia occurrence, ending of Uganda's ebola outbreak, undermining effective responses to human bird flu infections, growing measles outbreak in the US and dire predictions of the return of vaccine preventable diseases including polio if vaccination rates continue to decline, before Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections the WasterwaterScan dashboard, how HHS is undermining the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, if Paxlovid reduces stroke, where to find PEMGARDA, provides information for Columbia University Irving Medical Center's 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 Lab animal RIFFing (NY Times) Herpes zoster vaccination and dementia occurrence(JAMA) The recombinant shingles vaccine is associated with lower risk of dementia (Nature Medicine) Uganda declares end to latest ebola outbreak (Reuters) Enhancing the response to avian influenza in the US and globally (LANCET: Regional Health-Americas) H5 Bird Flu: Current Situation (CDC: Avian Influenza Bird flu) Measles Update — United States, January 1–April 17, 2025 (CDC: MMWR) Measles in Europe……..but greater in the US (CIDRAP) Measles – Annual Epidemiological Report for 2024 (ECDC: European Center for Disease Prevention and Control) Measles (ECDC: European Center for Disease Prevention and Control) Measles cases and outbreaks (CDC Rubeola) Measles 800 in Texas…. (Texas Health and Human Services) 2025 Measles outbreak guidance (New Mexico Health) On the precipice of disaster': Measles may be endemic in 25 years if vaccine uptake stays low, model predicts (CIDRAP) Modeling Reemergence of Vaccine-Eliminated Infectious Diseases Under Declining Vaccination in the US (JAMA) Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP (jpg)  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) Measles (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) Measles (CDC: Measles Rubeola) 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) Weekly surveillance report: clift notes (CDC FluView) Respiratory virus activity levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) 200 children die from flu (CIDRAP) Weekly surveillance report: clift notes (CDC FluView) FDA-CDC-DOD: 2025-2046 influenza vaccine composition (FDA) RSV: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) US respiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) RSV-Network (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection) Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) COVID-19 deaths (CDC) COVID-19 national and regional trends (CDC) COVID-19 variant tracker (CDC) SARS-CoV-2 genomes galore (Nextstrain) Health secretary RFK Jr. declares certain vaccines have ‘never worked,' flummoxing scientists…..what certain vaccines?(STAT News) More FDA uncertainty roils full approval for Novavax COVID vaccine (CIDRAP) FDA Punts on Major Covid-19 Vaccine Decision After Ouster of Top Official (WSJ) U.S. health officials inject new uncertainty into approval process for Covid boosters (STAT News) Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of COVID-19 Vaccines in the United States (CDC: COVID-19) 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) 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) When your healthcare provider is infected/exposed with SARS-CoV-2 (CDC) Managing healthcare staffing shortages (CDC) Steroids, dexamethasone at the right time (OFID) Anticoagulation guidelines (hematology.org) Into the Unknown: Practical Remdesivir Restriction in the Era of Widespread SARS-CoV-2 Seropositivity (CID) Tocilizumab and IVIG experience during the service follow-up in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia(Rev Insti MedTrop Sao Paulo) Daniel Griffin's evidence based medical practices for long COVID (OFID) Long COVID hotline (Columbia : Columbia University Irving Medical Center) The answers: Long COVID Risk of New-Onset Type 2 Diabetes Among Vaccinated Adults After Omicron or Delta Variant SARS-CoV-2 Infection(JAMA) Reaching out to US house representative Letters read on TWiV 1214 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 Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

From the 2024 International Hepatitis B virus meeting in Chicago IL, Rich Condit speaks with Chari Cohen about her work as President of the Hepatitis B Foundation. Host: Rich Condit Guest: Chari Cohen Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education at MicrobeTV Hepatitis B Foundation Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! 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.

Prof Angus Dalgleish is a professor emeritus of oncology at the University of London who is recognized worldwide for his contributions in cancer and HIV research. Dr. Dalgleish is the co-discoverer of identifying the CD4 receptor as a major cellular receptor for HIV.  He has published approximately 500 papers in the peer-reviewed literature. He was a member of a selective group led by former MI6 head Richard Dearlove who referred to themselves as the Covid Hunters. As early as March 2020, just a few months after the first announcement of the pandemic coronavirus, this group stated the Covid-19 virus originated from the Wuhan Institute of Virology.   Prof. Dalgleish has been an outspoken critic of government lockdowns, mask mandates and the Covid vaccines, notably the mRNA vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna.

TWiV reviews new committee of experts to counter vaccine misinformation, resignation of NSF Director, dependence of immune response to rabies virus on the gut microbiome, and a nucleosome switch primes hepatitis B virus infection. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Angela Mingarelli Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education at MicrobeTV ASV 2025 Committee of experts to counter vaccine misinformation (Science) NSF Director resigns (Science) Dependence of vaccine immune response on gut microbiome (Cell Host Microbe) Nucleosome switch primes HepB replication (Cell) Letters read on TWiV 1212 Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Weekly Picks Angela – Wild chimpanzees filmed by scientists bonding over alcoholic fruit Rich – Malcolm Gladwell Revisionist History “The Joe Rogan Intervention” Vincent – Measles Misinformation Is on the Rise — and Americans Are Hearing It, Survey Finds 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 with Vincent Racaniello deplore the US's withdrawal from the global health community for pandemic preparedness i.e. the universal avian flu vaccine, and undermining the use of routine childhood vaccinations for pertussis and measles, RFK's autism registry, yellow fever outbreak in Colombia and world immunization week after discussing the squirrel as the reservoir host for mpox, before Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections the WasterwaterScan dashboard, how immunity elicited by the RSV vaccine wanes in 3 years, if Paxlovid reduces stroke, where to find PEMGARDA, provides information for Columbia University Irving Medical Center's long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, if vaccination impacts long COVID and if long COVID were to become epidemic. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode The American Public's Disengagement With Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI): Considerations for Vaccination and Dietary Changes(American Public Health Association) New agreement geared toward universal avian flu vaccine (CIDRAP) Cambridge's DIOSynVax and Singapore's ACM Biolabs to advance pandemic-ready universal bird flu vaccine with international support (GlobeNewswire) Bird flu continues to spread among live poultry markets after shut down order  (CRAIN'S New York Business) Fire-footed rope squirrels (Funisciurus pyrropus) are a reservoir host of monkeypox virus (Orthopoxvirus monkeypox)(Research Square) It is a squirrel! An animal source of mpox emerges(Nature) Whooping cough spikes, especially among unvaccinated teens (NBC News) A February flu surge has arrived (NCB News) Pertussis Cases by Year (1922-2022)(CDC: Whooping cough (pertussis))) ‘Fighting to breathe': Whooping cough surges as vaccination rate falters (NBC News) CDC cancels measles help for Texas schools amid staff layoffs (HealthDay) Measles cases and outbreaks (CDC Rubeola) Measles in Texas…. (Texas Health and Human Services) Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP (jpg)  2025 Measles outbreak guidance (New Mexico Health) 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) Measles (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) Measles (CDC: Measles Rubeola) 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) RFK Jr.'s autism registry plan (Axios) RFK Jr's autism study collecting Americans' private medical records (Guardian) The public's views on measles outbreaks and misinformation (KFF)  Colombia National Emergency: yellow fever cases (Gov.Co) World Immunization Week: polio eradiation?(GPEI) Influenza: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) US respiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Weekly surveillance report: clift notes (CDC FluView) Respiratory virus activity levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) 200 children die from flu (CIDRAP) Weekly surveillance report: clift notes (CDC FluView) FDA-CDC-DOD: 2025-2046 influenza vaccine composition (FDA) RSV: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) US respiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) RSV-Network (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection) Trial shows waning efficacy of RSV vaccine across 3 seasons in older adults(CIDRAP) Efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity of the AS01E-adjuvanted respiratory syncytial virus prefusion F protein vaccine (RSVPreF3 OA) (LANCET: Respiratory Medicine) Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) COVID-19 deaths (CDC) COVID-19 national and regional trends (CDC) COVID-19 variant tracker (CDC) SARS-CoV-2 genomes galore (Nextstrain) 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) Long-term stroke and mortality risk reduction associated with acute-phase paxlovid use in mild-to-moderate COVID-19(Journal of Medical Virology) 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) When your healthcare provider is infected/exposed with SARS-CoV-2 (CDC) Managing healthcare staffing shortages (CDC) Steroids, dexamethasone at the right time (OFID) 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 The effect of COVID-19 vaccination on the risk of persistent post–COVID-19 condition (JID) ORCHESTRA Delphi consensus: diagnostic and therapeutic management of Post-COVID-19 condition in vulnerable populations (CMI Clinical Microbiology and Infection) Political ideology and trust in scientists in the USA(Nature Human Behavior) Leading long COVID researcher fears it could become a national epidemic (Spectrum News NY1) Center for post COVID care (Mt. Sinai) Reaching out to US house representative Letters read on TWiV 1212 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 Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

Last week, the website covid.gov looked very different, containing information on coping with covid and US research. This week it leads you to a White House webpage outlining lab-leak hypothesis – that the pandemic was the result of dodgy lab work at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. The scientific consensus however continues to suggest a zoonotic crossover event. And a preprint recently published by Zach Hensel of the New University of Lisbon and Florence Débarre of the Sorbonne adds new early sequences to the evidence base. As they suggest, it doesn't seal the debate, but it certainly doesn't surprise the scientists.As the Trump administration continues to rattle swords with US science, we speak with Lisa Fazio of Vanderbuilt University who found out abruptly her funding from the National Science Foundation is ending, and Don Ingber, founding director of Harvard University's Wyss Institute about the impacts they are feeling from the federal belt tightening.Finally we learn this week of an eerie species of Hawai'ian caterpillar moth. Not only is it carnivorous, but it ties small pieces of the indigestible remains of insects and bugs found in spider webs to its case, like a gruesome, camouflaged suit of armour. Why? As Dan Rubinoff of Hawai'i describes, it protects it from the hungry host spider, making it appear as the leftovers of yesterday's dinner, or perhaps the shed exoskeleton of the spider itself.Presenter: Roland Pease Producer: Alex Mansfield Production Coordinator: Josie Hardy(Image: The view of Huanan seafood market on February 9, 2021 in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Credit: Getty Images)

From the 2024 International Hepatitis B virus meeting in Chicago IL, Rich Condit speaks with Stephan Urban about his career working on HBV and HDV, and his philanthropy. Host: Rich Condit Guest: Stephan Urban Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education at MicrobeTV ASV 2025 Hepatitis delta: recent advances (Hepatology) Bulevirtide for HBV and HDV (Lancet Inf Dis) Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! 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 discusses the rising autism rate among children, RFK Jr.'s claim that autism ‘destroys lives', receptor binding specificity of a bovine H5N1 influenza virus, and improved dengue subunit vaccine modified to form E protein dimers. 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 at MicrobeTV ASV 2025 Rising autism rate among children (MMWR) RFK Jr. claims autism ‘destroys lives‘ (NY Times) Receptor binding specificity of bovine H5N1 virus (Nature) Bovine H5N1 binds poorly to human receptors (Nature) AJ Eisfeld et al reply (Nature) Mootant influenza H5N1 virus (TWiV 1131) Improved dengue 2 subunit vaccine (J Virol) Letters read on TWiV 1211 Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Weekly Picks Brianne – Scientists detect signature of life on a distant planet, study suggests Rich – Hanlon's Razor Alan – Baby colossal squid filmed in deep ocean Vincent – How the United States became a science superpower — and how quickly it could crumble Listener Pick John – Revisionist History: The RFK Jr. Problem 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 with Vincent Racaniello rue about the continuation of the gutting of the American public health infrastructure, the continuing measles outbreak, an unreported outbreak of deadly E.coli human infections, meningococcal disease before Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the WasterwaterScan dashboard, ACIP recommended changes in guidelines for the RSV and COVID-19 vaccines, reactogenicity differences between Novavax and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines, where to find PEMGARDA, provides information for Columbia University Irving Medical Center's long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, long COVID interventions, effects of long COVID in children and adolescents and a list of ongoing clinical trials for long COVID treatment. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Making America Healthy Again-purging of administrators at HHS (Politico) Making America Healthy Again-purging of data (Politico) Deep cuts of the federal government (NY Times) Cutting NIH, CDC and HHS promotes chronic disease research(Washington Post) Political ideology and trust in scientists in the USA(Nature Human Behavior) US political conservatives have deep, unbudging suspicion of science, survey suggests(CIDRAP) A deadly E. coli outbreak hit 15 states, but the FDA chose not to publicize it(NBC News) Invasive meningococcal disease – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia(WHO) The essential guide to understanding the differences between hajj and umrah (Marhabahaji) Measles Vaccination: Know the Facts(ISDA: Infectious Diseases Society of America) Measles booster? (Washington Post) How to stop an outbreak…….fire the experts (Washington Post) Measles cases and outbreaks (CDC Rubeola) Measles 159 in Texas…. (Texas Health and Human Services) 2025 Measles outbreak guidance (New Mexico Health) Measles and rubella weekly monitoring (Government of Canada) Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP (jpg) NAFMA: North American Free Measles agreement…..(NY Times) 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) Measles (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) Doctors' talk measles (YouTube) Measles (CDC: Measles Rubeola) 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) Weekly surveillance report: clift notes (CDC FluView) Respiratory virus activity levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) 200 children die from flu (CIDRAP) Weekly surveillance report: clift notes (CDC FluView) FDA-CDC-DOD: 2025-2046 influenza vaccine composition (FDA) RSV: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) US respiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) RSV-Network (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection) ACIP votes to expand recommendation for Pfizer'sRSV vaccine Abrysvo® to include adults aged 50 to 59 at increased risk of disease (Pfizer) Respiratory syncytial virus and incidence of cardiovascular events: a nationwide self-controlled case series analysis (JACC Journals) Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) COVID-19 deaths (CDC) COVID-19 national and regional trends (CDC) COVID-19 variant tracker (CDC) SARS-CoV-2 genomes galore (Nextstrain) Comorbidities associated with different degrees of severity in children and young people hospitalized with acute COVID-19 (Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal) SHIELD-Utah study shows Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine induces lower reactogenicity symptoms compared to mRNA (Novavax) Interim clinical considerations for use of COVID-19 vaccines in the United States (CDC Vaccines & Immunizations) Novavax says its COVID vaccine produces fewer, milder reactions than Pfizer version(CIDRAP) US CDC advisers discuss narrower use of COVID-19 vaccines (Reuters) Where to get pemgarda (Pemgarda) EUA for the pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 (INVIYD) Fusion center (Prime Fusions) CDC Quarantine guidelines (CDC) NIH COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH) Drug interaction checker (University of Liverpool) 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) When your healthcare provider is infected/exposed with SARS-CoV-2 (CDC) Managing healthcare staffing shortages (CDC) Steroids, dexamethasone at the right time (OFID) 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 Kidney Function following COVID-19 in children and adolescents(JAMA Network Open) Cardiovascular post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 in children and adolescents: cohort study using electronic health records(Nature Communications) Great barrington declaration (gbdeclaration.org) Clinical trials: Effectiveness of transcranial direct current in patients with persistent COVID-19 with headaches and chronic pain. Home-based Brain Stimulation Treatment for Post-acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) Acupuncture for post COVID-19 Condition (Long COVID) neuropsychiatric symptoms Pain relief with integrative medicine (prime)?: feasibility of acupuncture for long COVID Electro-acupuncture for long COVID neuropsychiatric symptoms Randomised study to investigate the effectiveness of acupuncture for the relief of long COIVD-19 related fatigue (ACU-COVID) Vagus stimulation in female long COVID patients.(Vagus) Stellate ganglion block with lidocaine for the treatment of COVID-19-induced parosmia (Stella) Therapeutic updates on long COVID: Where things stand 5 years later (ID Society) Reaching out to US house representative Letters read on TWiV 1210 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 Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

TWiV reviews RFK Jr's odd comments on ‘single antigen' vaccines and his September deadline for understanding why autism has increased, dire wolf does not come back from the dead, oral norovirus vaccine tablet that induces mucosal immunity in older adults, and identification of broadly neutralizing human monoclonal antibodies against norovirus. 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 at MicrobeTV ASV 2025 RFK Jr. and Novavax (MSN) September deadline to understand autism rise (Reuters) Dire wolf not resurrected (Science) Oral norovirus vaccine tablet (Sci Transl Med) Broadly neutralizing norovirus monoclonal antibodies (Sci Transl Med) Letters read on TWiV 1209 Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Weekly Picks Brianne – New experiment updates classic experiment on how life on Earth started Kathy – APOD ISS meets Venus, Sign up for NASA ISS alerts, GoISS Watch Alan – Mason bees could replace honeybees as crop pollinators Vincent – Mystery of medieval manuscripts revealed by ancient DNA Listener Pick Sonrisa – GOT'EM Good! 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.

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In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello mourn the demise of vaccination against childhood diseases when discussing the continuing measles outbreak and the rise of pertussis, the first human case of H5N1 in Mexico, and human metapneumovirus before Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections and vaccination schedules, the WasterwaterScan dashboard, where to find PEMGARDA, provides information for Columbia University Irving Medical Center's long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, long COVID interventions, if antiviral therapy prevents long COVID and how long COVID may affect brain volume. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode A natural experiment on the effect of herpes zoster vaccination on dementia (Nature) Taking a shot at dementia (microbeTV: TWiV) RFK Jr. visits Texas after second child dies of measles amid outbreak (Washington Post) Kennedy Attends Funeral of Texas Girl Who Died of Measles(NY Times) ‘Most effective way' to prevent measles is vaccination, RFK Jr. says, in most direct remarks yet (STAT News) Fort Bliss…..Fort measles: Beaumont Army hospital confirms measles case at Fort Bliss(KTSM News) Measles cases and outbreaks (CDC Rubeola) Measles 159 in Texas…. (Texas Health and Human Services) Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP (jpg) 2025 Measles outbreak guidance (New Mexico Health) 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) Measles (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) Doctors' talk measles (YouTube) Measles (CDC: Measles Rubeola) 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) Two infants die of whooping cough in Louisiana (CNN) Clinical features of pertussis (CDC: Whooping cough Pertussis) Pertussis vaccination recommendations (CDC: Whooping cough Pertussis) Diphtheria vaccination (CDC: Diphtheria) Mexico's first human case of H5N1 (Reuters) Human metapneumovirus seasonality and co-circulation with respiratory syncytial virus — United States, 2014–2024 (CDC: MMWR) Influenza: Wastewater scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) US respiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Weekly surveillance report: clift notes (CDC FluView) Respiratory virus activity levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) FDA-CDC-DOD: 2025-2046 influenza vaccine composition (FDA) RSV: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) US respiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) RSV-Network (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection) Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) COVID-19 deaths (CDC) COVID-19 national and regional trends (CDC) COVID-19 variant tracker (CDC) SARS-CoV-2 genomes galore (Nextstrain) Human source SARS-CoV-2 aerosol transmission to remote sentinel hamsters (OFID) Interim clinical considerations for use of COVID-19 vaccines in the United States (CDC Vaccines & Immunizations) Where to get pemgarda (Pemgarda) EUA for the pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 (INVIYD) Fusion center (Prime Fusions) CDC Quarantine guidelines (CDC) NIH COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH) Drug interaction checker (University of Liverpool) Infectious Disease Society guidelines for treatment and management (ID Society) Cost-effectiveness analysis of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir for high-risk individuals with COVID-19….does this mean use the big button calculator? (OFID) Molnupiravir safety and efficacy (JMV) Convalescent plasma recommendation for immunocompromised (ID Society) What to do when sick with a respiratory virus (CDC) When your healthcare provider is infected/exposed with SARS-CoV-2 (CDC) Managing healthcare staffing shortages (CDC) Steroids, dexamethasone at the right time (OFID) 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 Nirmatrelvir–ritonavir versus placebo–ritonavir in individuals with long COVID in the USA (PAX LC): (LANCET: Infectious Diseases) Quantitative brain volume differences between COVID-19 patients and non-COVID-19 volunteers (NeuroImage) Donepezil for fatigue and psychological symptoms in post–covid-19 condition (JAMA Network Open) Letters read on TWiV 1208 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 Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

Cannabis für medizinische Zwecke ist in der Schweiz vor zweieinhalb Jahren legalisiert worden. Trotzdem sind Patientinnen und Patienten unterversorgt. Und: Der Ursprung von Corona und wie der britische Virenforscher Peter Daszak gecancelt wurde. (00:00) Schlagzeilen (00:42 ) Der Untergang eines Forschers Noch immer ist unklar, wo das Corona-Virus herkam. Labor oder Natur? Diese Frage wird derzeit wieder heftig diskutiert. Peter Daszak, ein britischer Virenforschert, wurde im Zusammenhang mit dieser Frage gecancelt. Er hat in der Vergangenheit mit dem Wuhan-Institute of Virology zusammengearbeitet, das von manchen als Quelle des Virus verdächtigt wird. (07:44 ) Wissenschaftsmeldungen: >Meilenstein in der Hirnforschung: Ein Kubikmillimeter Mäusgehirn kartiert. >Spuren von angstlösenden Medikamenten in Gewässern machen Lachse furchtlos. >Der Boden unter dem ausgetrockneten Aralsee hebt sich. (14:12) Teures Gras Seit 2022 dürfen in der Schweiz alle Ärztinnen und Ärzte medizinisches Cannabis verschreiben, es braucht keine behördliche Sonderbewilligung mehr. Vielen Patientinnen und Patienten müssen ihre Cannabistherapie trotzdem selbst finanzieren. Die Kassen zahlen nicht - es fehle an Evidenz zur Wirksamkeit und Wirtschaftlichkeit dieser Arzneimittel. (21:33) Cannabis bei Demenz Der Forschungsstand bei medizinischem Cannabis ist lückenhaft. Bei den allermeisten Erkrankungen fehlen solide Daten, ob diese Arzneimittel helfen oder nicht. Forschende aus Genf wollen nun dazu beitragen, diese Forschungslücke zu schliessen: mit einer Cannabisstudie bei Demenzkranken. Links: Ein Kubikmillimeter Mäusgehirn: nature.com/immersive/d42859-025-00001-w/index.html MICrONS Project: microns-explorer.org/cortical-mm3 Furchtlose Lachse unter Psychopharmaka: science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp7174 Der Boden unter dem Aralsee hebt sich: nature.com/articles/s41561-025-01664-w

TWiV notes the passing of Klaus Conzelmann, then reviews reverse-zoonoses of 2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza A viruses and evolution in United States swine, and reduction in dementia incidence in recipients of Zostavax. 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 at MicrobeTV ASV 2025 Reverse zoonoses of 2009 H1N1 in US swine (PLoS Path) Zostavax reduces dementia (Nature) Letters read on TWiV 1207 Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Weekly Picks Rich – Certain Roller Coasters May Help Small Kidney Stones Pass Alan – Analog and Asimov's science fiction magazines Vincent – Science Under Threat in the United States: How scientists and institutions should respond Listener Pick Charles – Why Techdirt Is Now A Democracy Blog (Whether We Like It Or Not)

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello lament about the continuing measles outbreak, whether or not the measles outbreak was predicted, the FACTS about vaccination, high pathogenic influenza, H5N1 contaminated raw pet food, children's deaths, before Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections and vaccination schedules and the efficacy of Moderna's seasonal mRNA vaccine, societal burden of COVID-19 and influenza, the FDA missed deadline for approving Novovax COVID vaccine, the WasterwaterScan dashboard, where to find PEMGARDA, provides information for Columbia University Irving Medical Center's long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, long COVID interventions, and Canada's long COVID dashboard. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode CDC buried a measles forecast that stressed the need for vaccinations….TRANSPARENCY? (Politico) Measles cases and outbreaks (CDC Rubeola) Measles 159 in Texas…. (Texas Health and Human Services) 2025 Measles outbreak guidance (New Mexico Health) Measles and rubella weekly monitoring report (Government of Canada) Enhanced epidemiological summary Measles in Ontario (Public Health Ontario) Measles and rubella weekly monitoring report (Government of Canada) Enhanced epidemiological summary Measles in Ontario (Public Health Ontario) Measles exposures in Ontario (Public Health Ontario) Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP (jpg) 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) Measles (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) Raw cat food tests positive for H5N1 (CIDRAP) Influenza: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens WastewaterSCan) US respiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Weekly surveillance report: clift notes (CDC FluView) Respiratory virus activity levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) FDA-CDC-DOD: 2025-2046 influenza vaccine composition (FDA) RSV: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) US respiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) RSV-Network (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection) Early impact of RSV vaccination in older adults in England (Lancet) Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) COVID-19 deaths (CDC) COVID-19 national and regional trends (CDC) COVID-19 variant tracker (CDC) SARS-CoV-2 genomes galore (Nextstrain) Evaluating the effectiveness of 2024-2025 seasonal mRNA-1273 vaccination against covid-19-associated hospitalizations and medically attended covid-19 among adults aged ≥ 18 years in the united states(medRxiv) Current Moderna vaccine 53% effective against COVID hospitalization?(CIDRAP) Preliminary estimates of COVID-19 burden for 2024-2025 (CDC COVID-19) Estimated range of annual burden of flu in the US from 2010 – 2024 (CDC-flu burden) US FDA missed the deadline for decision on Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine (Reuters) Interim clinical considerations for use of COVID-19 vaccines in the United States (CDC Vaccines & Immunizations) Where to get pemgarda (Pemgarda) EUA for the pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 (INVIYD) Fusion center (Prime Fusions) CDC Quarantine guidelines (CDC) NIH COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH) Metformin alleviates inflammatory response and severity rate of COVID-19 infection in elderly individuals(Scientific Reports) Drug interaction checker (University of Liverpool) Infectious Disease Society guidelines for treatment and management (ID Society) Cost-effectiveness analysis of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir for high-risk individuals with COVID-19….does this mean use the big button calculator? (OFID) Molnupiravir safety and efficacy (JMV) Convalescent plasma recommendation for immunocompromised (ID Society) What to do when sick with a respiratory virus (CDC) When your healthcare provider is infected/exposed with SARS-CoV-2 (CDC Managing healthcare staffing shortages (CDC) Steroids, dexamethasone at the right time (OFID) 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 Reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 in the omicron era is associated with increased risk of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2  infection: a recover-EHR cohort study(medRxiv) CAN-PCC RecMap, your one-stop shop for recommendations about Post COVID-19 Condition (Long COVID) (Canadian Guidelines for post COVID-19 condition) Letters read on TWiV 1206 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 Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

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TWiV reviews liver damage caused by over use of vitamin A in Texas, vitamin A does not change clinical course of measles in high income country, NIH cuts COVID-19 research, US ends vaccine funds for poor countries, anti-vaxxer hired to study vaccines and autism, new DURC policy, Jamaican fruit bat competence for filoviruses, and human outbreaks of Oropouche virus reassortant in Brazil. 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 at MicrobeTV ASV 2025 Vitamin A liver disease in Texas (NY Times) Vitamin A doesn't help measles in high-income countries (Pediat Inf Dis) NIH cancels COVID grants (Science) US ends vaccine funds for poor countries (NY Times) Anti-vaxxer to study vaccines and autism (Sci Based Med) DURC rules revised (USG and NIH guidance) Filoviruses and Jamaican fruit bats (Nat Comm) Oropouche outbreaks in Brazil (Nat Med) Woolly mice (NPR) Letters read on TWiV 1205 Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Weekly Picks Brianne – Math of March Madness Brackets Kathy – Wood frogsicles #1 and #2 Alan – Rare glimpse of baby polar bears emerging from dens Vincent – Hikaru Utada Would Rather Play CERN Than Coachella 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 with Vincent Racaniello rue about the continuing measles outbreak, the FACTS about vaccination, irresponsibility of promoting vitamin A therapy “lifelong liver damage or vaccinaton!”, high pathogenic influenza and egg importation before Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections and vaccination schedules and if vaccination affects long COVID, the WasterwaterScan dashboard, where to find PEMGARDA, provides information for Columbia University Irving Medical Center's long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, long COVID interventions, how to track long symptoms using a wearable device and how these data will never be used with the closing of governmental long COVID programs and offices. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Measles cases and outbreaks (CDC Rubeola) Measles 159 in Texas…. (Texas Health and Human Services) 2025 Measles outbreak guidance (New Mexico Health) 10 in Ohio and 23 in Kansas…..oh my! (US News) Measles data (Kansas: Department of Health and Enivornment) Health director urges parents to ensure children are vaccinated against measles (Ohio: Department of Health) Get the FACTS about measles (NY State Department of Health) New York Governor Kathy Hochul sounds alarm for measles vaccine amid 4 confirmed cases (abc News) Get the FACTS about measles (NY State Department of Health) Long-term dynamics of measles virus–specific neutralizing antibodies in children vaccinated before 12 months of age (CID) Measles vaccine (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) Clinical Overview of Measles (CDC Rubeola) Red Book: 2024–2027 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases (33rd Edition)(Redbook) Vitamin A in Children Hospitalized for Measles in a High-income Country (Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal) No vaccination necessary…….instead take vitamin A and develop liver damage….(NY Times) Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP (jpg) Measles (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) Measles vaccine (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) Presumptive evidence of measles immunity (CDC) Contraindications and precautions to measles vaccination (CDC) Measles (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) Influenza of avian origin confirmed in a sheep in Yorkshire (UK government) UK reports H5N1 in a sheep on poultry-outbreak farm(CIDRAP) Don't send money….send EGGS! (Reuters) Are your eggs domestic or Brazilian? 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TWiV explains why RFK Jr.'s proposal to let H5N1 infections in birds ‘rip' is a bad idea, phase 1/2 trial of combined influenza/COVID mRNA vaccines, and how your first influenza virus exposure shapes the B cell response to influenza vaccination 50 years later. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education at MicrobeTV ASV 2025 RFK Jr. says let H5N1 rip through flocks (NY Times) Combined flu/COVID mRNA vaccine (Nat Comm) Rare syndrome after COVID vaccination (NY Times, medRxiv) Imprinting lasts 50 years (Immunity) Imprinting protects against H5N1 and H7N9 (Science) Letters read on TWiV 1203 Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Weekly Picks Brianne – Node-Focal Plane Image Competition Rich – Periodic cooking of eggs Vincent – The use of placebo controls in clinical trials Listener Picks Anne – Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green 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 rue about the unknowns of Sudan disease and new cases of paralytic polio, discuss the growing measles outbreak, exposure of newborns to measles, the FACTS about vaccination, high pathogenic influenza in dairy cows and cats, RFK's statement “just let the virus rip through the hens” before Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the WasterwaterScan dashboard, where to find PEMGARDA, what happens when antiviral therapy is delayed, provides information for Columbia University Irving Medical Center's long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, long COVID interventions and the relationship between EBV and long COVID. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode New cases of poliomyelitis  (GPEI) Polio in Africa (CIDRAP) Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases (PROMED) ProMED Subscriptions (PROMED) Measles infected baby and exposes 12 (NY Post) Measles 159 in Texas…. (Texas Health and Human Services) 2025 Measles outbreak guidance (New Mexico Health) Get the FACTS about measles (NY State Department of Health) Revising US MMR vaccine recommendations amid changing domestic risks (JAMA Network) Long-term dynamics of measles virus–specific neutralizing antibodies in children vaccinated before 12 months of age (CID) Newborns exposed to measles in Texas hospital (NBC News) Newborns exposed in West Texas measles outbreak (CIDRAP) Measles (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) Measles vaccine (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) Presumptive evidence of measles immunity (CDC) Contraindications and precautions to measles vaccination (CDC) Measles (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) Increase in global and domestic measles cases and outbreaks: (CDC:) The impact of influenza A H5N1 virus infection in dairy cows (Nature: Research Gate) Payment of indemnity and compensation for highly pathogenic avian Influenza (Federal Register) FDA or USDA: Kennedy's alarming prescription for bird flu on poultry farms(NY Times) Some of NYC's 500K stray cats could be infected with bird flu(NY Post) Two NYC cats dead from avian flu, including 8-month-old kitten:(NY Post) H7N9 avian flu strikes Mississippi broiler farm(CIDRAP) Highly pathogenic avian influenza diagnosed in Mississippi poultry flock (Mississippi Board of Animal Health) Influenza: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) US respiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Weekly surveillance report: cliff notes (CDC FluView) The burden of all-cause mortality following influenza-associated hospitalizations (CID) FDA-CDC-DOD: 2025-2046 influenza vaccine composition (FDA) FDA announces flu strain picks for next season(CIDRAP) RSV: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) Weekly US influenza surveillance report (CDC FluView) US respiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) RSV-Network (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection) Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) COVID-19 deaths (CDC) COVID-19 national and regional trends (CDC) COVID-19 variant tracker (CDC) SARS-CoV-2 genomes galore (Nextstrain) COVID-19 antiviral medication use among pregnant and recently pregnant US outpatients (CID) Where to get pemgarda (Pemgarda) EUA for the pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 (INVIYD) Fusion center (Prime Fusions) CDC Quarantine guidelines (CDC) NIH COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH) Drug interaction checker (University of Liverpool) 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) When your healthcare provider is infected/exposed with SARS-CoV-2 (CDC) Managing healthcare staffing shortages (CDC) Steroids,dexamethasone at the right time (OFID) 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 TGFβ links EBV to multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children(Nature) Letters read on TWiV 1202 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 Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

Infectious diseases physician and author of ‘Booster Shots' Adam Ratner joins TWiV to discuss measles, measles vaccination, how to approach anti-vaccine sentiment, and the uncertain future of children's' health. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Brianne Barker, and Jolene Ramsey Guest: Adam Ratner Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education at MicrobeTV Booster Shots by Adam Ratner The Cutter Incident by Paul Offit Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! 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.