TWiV 1054: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
Episode description
In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin discusses high Influenza incidence and disease severity among children and adolescents aged <18 years, neurologic effects of SARS-CoV-2 transmitted among dogs, effectiveness of monovalent mRNA vaccines against Omicron XBB infection in Singaporean children younger than 5 years, the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine in the prevention of post-COVID conditions, incidence and impact of acute pericarditis in hospitalized patients with COVID‐19, serotonin reduction in post-acute sequelae of viral infection, prevalence and risk factors for long COVID and post-COVID-19 condition in Africa, safety profile and clinical and virological outcomes of nirmatrelvir-ritonavir treatment in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease and COVID-19, antiviral efficacy of molnupiravir vs ritonavir-boosted nirmatrelvir in patients with early symptomatic COVID-19.
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Links for this episode- High Influenza incidence and disease severity among children and adolescents aged <18 years (CDC)
- Neurologic effects of SARS-CoV-2 transmitted among dogs (EID)
- Effectiveness of mRNA vaccines against Omicron XBB infection in Singaporean children (JAMA)
- Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine in the prevention of post-COVID conditions (ASHE)
- Incidence and impact of acute pericarditis in hospitalized patients with COVID‐19 (JAHA)
- Serotonin reduction in post-acute sequelae of viral infection (Cell)
- Prevalence and risk factors for long COVID and post-COVID-19 in Africa (The Lancet)
- Safety profile and clinical and virological outcomes of nirmatrelvir-ritonavir treatment in patients with kidney disease and COVID-19 (CID)
- Antiviral efficacy of molnupiravir vs ritonavir-boosted nirmatrelvir in patients with early symptomatic COVID-19
- Contribute to our Floating Doctors fundraiser at PWB
- Letters read on TWiV 1054
- Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary (pdf)
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to [email protected]