TWiV 621: An era of COVID-19 poppycock

<p>Daniel Griffin provides a clinical update on COVID-19, then we review an Ad5 vectored SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, reports on remdesivir and hydroxychloroquine, a drug repurposing study, why some patients infect many others, reducing viral transmission, and much more, including listener email.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello,</a><a href="http://www.trichinella.org/">Dickson Despommier</a>, <a href="http://www.turbidplaque.com/">Alan Dove</a>, <a href= "http://www.mgm.ufl.edu/faculty/faculty-home-pages/condit-richard-c/"> Rich Condit</a>, <a href= "https://sites.google.com/a/umich.edu/spindler-lab/">Kathy Spindler</a> and <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/BioProfBarker">Brianne Barker</a></p> <p>Guests: <a href="http://parasiteswithoutborders.com/">Daniel Griffin</a> and Chuck Knirsch</p> <p>Subscribe (free): <a href= "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=300973784" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">iTunes</a>, <a href= "https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3R3aXYubWljcm9iZXdvcmxkLmxpYnN5bnByby5jb20vdHdpdg%3D%3D" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "http://twiv.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/twiv" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">RSS</a>, <a href= "http://eepurl.com/Gcw59" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">email</a></p> <p>Become a <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiV!</p> <p>Links for this episode</p> <ul class="rich-text block-editor-rich-text__editable" role= "textbox" contenteditable="true" aria-multiline="true" aria-label= "Write list…"> <li>Safety of <a href= "https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31208-3/fulltext"> Ad5 vectored</a> COVID-19 vaccine (Lancet)</li> <li>Analysis of <a href= "https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140-6736(20)31180-6.pdf"> hydroxychloroquine</a> use (Lancet)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2007764?query=featured_home"> Remdesivir</a>