In his weekly clinical update Dr. Griffin discusses the annual economic burden of respiratory syncytial virus in adults in the US, recombinant or standard-dose influenza vaccine in adults under 65 years of age, maternal vaccine effectiveness against influenza-associated hospitalizations and emergency department visits in iInfants, influenza positive tests reported to CDC by US clinical laboratories, update on COVID-19, risk of severe maternal morbidity associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy, COVID-19 rapid antigen tests with self-collected vs health care worker–collected nasal and throat swab specimens, optimal timing of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir treatment after COVID-19 symptom onset or diagnosis: target trial emulation, long-term outcomes following hospital admission for COVID-19 versus seasonal influenza: a cohort study, and risk of arrhythmias following COVID-19: nationwide self-controlled case series and matched cohort study.
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Links for this episode
- RSV economic burden, US (J Inf Dis) 3:10
- Recombinant or standard dose influenza vaccine (NEJM) 6:50
- Maternal vaccine effectiveness against influenza in Infants (JAMA Ped) 11:18
- Weekly influenza surveillance report (MMWR) 14:06
- COVID data tracker (hospital admissions, national trend) 13:19
- Risk of severe maternal morbidity associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection (J Inf Dis) 14:43
- COVID-19 rapid antigen tests with nasal and throat swab specimens (JAMA Net Open) 17:01
- Optimal timing of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Nat Comm) 18:40
- Long-term outcomes following hospital admission for COVID-19 vs influenza (Lancet) 23:39
- Risk of arrhythmias following COVID-19 case series (European Heart Journal Open) 26:50
- Contribute to our MicrobeTV fundraiser at PWB 28:35
- Letters read on TWiV 1072 29:03
- Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary (pdf)
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to daniel@microbe.tv
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