TWiV 850: COVID-19 clinical update #96 with Dr. Daniel Griffin

<p>In COVID-19 clinical update #96, Daniel Griffin reviews Omicron in South Africa, rapid antigen tests, viral confections, isolation and quarantine, saliva preferred for Omicron, risk factors for severe disease in vaccinated, Paxlovid dosing, and long COVID.</p> <p>Subscribe (free): <a href= "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=300973784">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3R3aXYubWljcm9iZXdvcmxkLmxpYnN5bnByby5jb20vdHdpdg%3D%3D">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "http://twiv.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/twiv">RSS</a>, <a href="http://eepurl.com/Gcw59">email</a></p> <p>Become a <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiV!</p> <h3><strong>Links for this episode</strong></h3> <ul> <li><a href= "https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions">Variant</a> proportions (CDC)</li> <li>Omicron in <a href= "https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2787776">South Africa</a> (JAMA)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7505025/">Transmission</a> of SARS-CoV-2 (Ann Int Med)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)02346-1/fulltext"> Diagnostics</a> for COVID-19 (Lancet)</li> <li><a href= "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33477365/">Comparison</a> of rapid antigen tests (J Clin Med)</li> <li>Rapid antigen tests to <a href= "https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.12.23.21268326v1">reduce isolation</a> (medRxiv)</li> <li>Frequency of <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm705152a3.htm">viral confections</a> (MMWR)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/s1227-isolation-quarantine-guidance.html"> Isolation and quarantine</a> (CDC)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.12.22.21268246v1">Saliva preferred</a> for Omicron (medRxiv)</li> <li>Risk factors for <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7101a4.htm?s_cid=mm7101a4_e&ACSTrackingID=USCDC_921-DM72953&ACSTrackingLabel=This%2520Week%2520in%2