TWiV 1205: Pluviosity didn’t kill the bat

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

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Weekly Picks 1:32:12

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

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TWiV 1204: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

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.

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TWiV 1203: What’s old is flu again

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

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Weekly Picks 1:38:52

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

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TWiV 1202: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

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.

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TWiV 1201: Booster shots with Adam Ratner

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

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TWiV 1200: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello bemoan the continued outbreak of Sudan virus and growing number of paralytic polio cases before discussing growing measles outbreak in the US and Europe, the vaccine, an interview with a parent whose child died of measles infection, adverse effects of vaccination and how parents do not think they have accurate information about “bird flu” 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 benefits of antiviral therapies on post acute SARS-Cov-2 infection sequelae.

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  • Sudan virus disease (WHO) 3:00
  • New cases of poliomyelitis  (GPEI) 5:08
  • Measles 159 in Texas (Texas Health and Human Services) 8:01
  • 2025 Measles outbreak guidance (New Mexico Health) 8:15
  • First cases of measles in Oklahoma (Oklahoma) 8:40
  • Measles case on Long Island (CBS News) 8:48
  • Public health confirms measles case in Los Angeles County (County of LA Public Health) 9:31
  • Measles exposure (Department of public health: City of Philadelphia) 9:46
  • Where US measles outbreaks are spreading (New York Times) 9:56
  • Statement from the chief public health officer of Canada on the increase in measles cases and the risk to people in Canada(Health Canada) 11:30
  • Measles and rubella monthly report (ecdc) 15:32
  • Measles on the rise again in Europe (EurekAlert) 15:32
  • Measles: symptoms, spread & SSPE Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (YouTube) 17:15
  • Measles (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) 7:45
  • Adverse events associated with childhood vaccines: evidence bearing on causality (NLM: NCBI)
  • Measles vaccination: know the facts? (Infectious Diseases Society of America)
  • Deaths following vaccination: What does the evidence show? (Vaccine) 22:38
  • Facts and myths about measles (LANCET: Infectious Diseases) 18:58, 23:45
  • His daughter was America’s first measles death in a decade (The Atlantic) 26:31
  • Less than half of parents think they have accurate information about bird flu (EurekAlert) 27:20
  • Many US parents feel uninformed about avian flu risks (CIDRAP)
  • Trends in respiratory pathogen testing at us children’s hospital (JAMA Network) 32:49
  • Changes in respiratory viral testing before and after the covid-19 pandemic (JAMA Network) 32:53
  • Free COVID-19 test program stops taking orders (Health day) 38:11
  • Human cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza a(h5n1) — California (CDC MMWR) 28:50
  • Influenza: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) 38:30
  • US respiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) 38:30
  • Weekly surveillance report: cliff notes (CDC FluView) 38:30
  • RSV: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) 39:04
  • Estimated effectiveness of Nirsevimab against respiratory syncytial virus (JAMA Network) 39:16
  • Weekly US influenza surveillance report (CDC FluView)
  • US respiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) 39:04
  • RSV-Network (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection) Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) 39:04
  • COVID-19 deaths (CDC) 40:10
  • COVID-19 national and regional trends (CDC) 40:10
  • Wuhan market was epicenter of pandemic’s start (Nature) 41:10
  • COVID-origins study links raccoon dogs to Wuhan market (Nature) 41:10
  • What sparked the COVID pandemic? (Nature) 41:10
  • COVID-19 variant tracker (CDC) 43:03
  • SARS-CoV-2 genomes galore (Nextstrain)
  • Inhaled COVID vaccine (AeroVax) 44:35
  • Made-at-McMaster inhaled COVID-19 vaccine begins phase-2 human trial (McMaster University) 44:35
  • 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)
  • Risk of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 and oral antivirals in adults aged over 60 years (International Journal of Infectious Diseases) 47:47
  • Letters read on TWiV 1200 50:18
  • Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary (pdf)
  • Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!

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TWiV 1199: Loosely contained

TWiV covers a second death over 150 cases of measles in Texas, utter failure of removal of type 2 poliovirus from OPV, more OPV doses administered in Gaza, second Ebola outbreak in Sudan, vaccine being tested, Trump administration cancels $400 million in grants to Columbia University, bat-infecting merbecovirus that binds human ACE2 and infects human cells, and innate immune sensing of rotavirus by intestinal epithelial cells leads to diarrhea.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

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Weekly Picks 1:35:19

Kathy – Mice cry out when they urinate, and give mouth to mouth resuscitation
Rich – Firefly Aerospace
Alan – Strong Museum of Play
Vincent – How a PhD student’s lab size affects their chance of future academic success

Listener Picks

Larry – James Harrison’s rare blood protected many infants

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TWiV 1198: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello deliberate the effect of the absence of US foreign aid on the Ebola outbreak in Uganda and death of two children, continued use of nOPV2 in Gaza and the utter failure of type 2 poliovirus removal from the oral poliovirus vaccine, growing measles outbreak in the US including the death of a second child, measles infection parties, the use of fat soluble vitamin A and fish liver oil as anti-viral therapies as well as the history and proven safety of the measles vaccine 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, and where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, long COVID interventions.

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TWiV 1197: The long and short of influenza

TWiV reviews passing of Ann Palmenberg, deadly illness in western Congo, US disruption of mpox and ebolavirus programs, first measles death in Texas outbreak, flu vaccine selection meeting postponed, US withdraws from polio, malaria, HIV programs and more, clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 viruses have a long HA stalk, and systems vaccinology to identify predictors of durable antibody response to multiple vaccines in humans.

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

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Weekly Picks 1:24:56

Brianne – Video of the Northern Lights from Space
Rich – Vaccination for Sudan Ebola virus disease
Alan – Specialized moth wing scales give it 3-D camouflage (news and paper)
Vincent – WHO Recommendations for Influenza Vaccine Composition for the 2025-2026 Northern Hemisphere Influenza Season

Listener Picks

Gerry – Eukaryotic Transcription
Anne – The science of the solar system

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TWiV 1196: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello lament about the downfall of public health from “postponement” of the advisory committee on immunization practices and the FDA VRBPAC influenza strain selection meetings to how the communication pause prevents public notice of NIH study section meetings, and withdrawal of CDC promotions for the ‘flu vaccine’ before discussing the end of Ebola outbreak in Uganda, funding from Saudi Arabia for polio eradication, the continuing and growing measles outbreak in the US including misinformation from the Secretary of HHS, highly pathogenic avian flu and its economic effect, ie the cost of eggs before Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the WasterwaterScan dashboard, where to find PEMGARDA, an update of Paxlovid administration, 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 FDA approval of adjuvanted Novovax COVID vaccine.

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The Hosts of TWiV

Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D.


Brianne Barker, Ph.D.


Rich Condit, Ph.D.


Alan Dove, Ph.D.


Daniel Griffin, M.D.,
Ph.D., CTropMed CTH


Angela Mingarelli, DVM


Jolene Ramsey, Ph.D.


Kathy Spindler, Ph.D.


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