TWiV 629: Coronavirus update, pandemic sitrep
Jun 21, 2020•2 hr 38 min•Ep. 629
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Episode description
Daniel Griffin provides a clinical update on COVID-19, including analysis of the dexamethasone trial, and then we discuss two Ebolavirus outbreaks in DRC, clinical and virological aspects of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections, age-dependent effects on transmission, and answer listener email.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Alan Dove
Guests: Daniel Griffin and Chuck Knirsch
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Links for this episode
- Dexamethasone reduces COVID-19 deaths (U Oxford)
- Assessment of asymptomatic COVID-19 (Nature Med)
- Age-dependent effects on SARS-CoV-2 transmission (Nature Med)
- Image credit
- Letters read on TWiV 629
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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