TWiV 932: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

<p>In his weekly clinical update Dr. Griffin discusses vaccine effectiveness against influenza illness in children, clinical manifestations of infection with poliovirus, spike protein-independent attenuation of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in laboratory mice, concordance of SARS-CoV-2 results in self-collected nasal swabs vs swabs collected by health care workers in children and adolescents, probable animal-to-human transmission of SARS-CoV-2 causing a pet shop-related outbreak, laboratory-confirmed COVID-19–associated hospitalizations among adults during BA.2 variant, SARS-CoV-2 specific T-cells and antibodies, Nirmatrelvir use and outcomes during the Omicron surge, real-world effectiveness of early Molnupiravir or Nirmatrelvir–ritonavir in hospitalized patients, and distinguishing features of long COVID.</p> <p>Subscribe (free): <a title= "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=300973784" href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-virology/id1176779065">Apple Podcasts</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 id="links-for-this-episode"><strong>Links for this episode</strong></h3> <ul> <li><a href= "https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/75/2/230/6506316">Vaccine effectiveness</a> against Influenza illness in children (CID)</li> <li>Clinical manifestations of infection with <a href= "https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/302243">Polio</a> (JAMA)</li> <li><a href= "https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/75/1/e645/6517385">Characteristics of deaths</a> among fully vaccinated persons with Coronavirus (CID)</li> <li>Spike protein attenuation of <a href= "https://www.cell.com/action/showPdf?pii=S2211-1247%2822%2901191-3">Omicron Variant in lab mice</a> (Cell Reports)</li> <li>Conco