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TWiV is a weekly netcast about viruses - the kind that make you sick. Brought to you by four university professors and a science writer.
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Recent Episodes
May 16, 2026
TWiV 1322: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin - Hantavirus special
Dr. Daniel Griffin and Professor Vincent Racaniello discuss hantavirus, measles, RSV, influenza, and COVID-19 updates, offering clinical insights and public health guidance.
May 10, 2026
TWiV 1321: Phage cross talk and cross reactions
<p>TWiV explains how cross-reactive anti-prophage antibodies and bacterial heteroresistance is implicated in phage therapeutic failure, and how phages communicate across species to shape microbial ecosystems.</p> <div class="fluid-width-video-wrapper">Hosts: <a title="" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello</a>, <a title="" href= "https://mgm.ufl.edu/profile/condit-rich/">Rich Condit</a>, <a title="" href= "https://bbarkerdrew.com/">Brianne Barker</a>, and <a title="" href="https://ramseylab.vercel.app/">Jolene Ramsey</a></div> <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= "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" class="wp-block-heading">Links for this episode</h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a title="" href="https://www.microbe.tv/contribute">Support science education </a>at MicrobeTV</li> <li>Positions in Rosenfeld Lab <a title="" href= "https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/RosenfeldA@mlhs.org">(email)</a></li> <li><a title="" href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01433-8">Craig Venter</a> dies (Nature)</li> <li><a title="" href= "https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON599"> Hantavirus</a> outbreak (WHO)</li> <li>Hantavirus <a title="" href= "https://youtu.be/ndAYrzLVokM?si=V-kDxoVnUd82AO4q">on board</a> (YouTube)</li> <li><a title="" href= "https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/11/18-0381_article">HPS 25th anniversary</a> discovery story (EID)</li> <li>Phage <a title="" href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-026-04301-0">therapeutic failure</a> unraveled (Nat Med)</li> <li><a title="" href= "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2026.03.004">Phages communicate</a> across species (Cell)</li> <li>Control of <a title="" href= "https://www.cell.com/trends/microbiology/fulltext/S0966-842X(24)00291-9?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0966842X24002919%3Fshowall%3Dtrue">lysis-lysogeny decisions</a> (Trends Micro)</li> <li>Arbitrium phages <a title="" href= "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41923643/">manipulate each other</a> (Cell)</li> <li>Elio Schaechter on arbitrium (<a title="" href= "https://www.microbe.tv/twim/twim-146/">TWiM 146</a>)</li> <li><a title="" href= "https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1321-letters/">Letters read</a><strong> </strong> on TWiV 1321</li> <li>Timestamps by <a href= "https://ramseylab.vercel.app/">Jolene</a> Ramsey. Thanks!</li> </ul> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Weekly Picks</h3> <p><strong>Brianne</strong> – <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/science/space/mars-nasa-fungus-contamination.html">Could this fungus contaminate Mars?</a><br /> <strong>Rich</strong> – <a href= "https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260507.html">Supernova in a Sideways Spiral</a><br /> <strong>Jolene</strong> – <a title="" href= "https://biol445.myportfolio.com/">Virology class communication projects 2026</a><br /> <strong>Vincent</strong> – <a href= "https://youtu.be/nffFFIzKqAU?si=yCK4RBPIi28Jjgys">Facts About The Boeing 747 Hump That Will Surprise You</a></p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Listener Picks</h3> <p><strong>David</strong> – <a title="" href= "https://youtu.be/B3m3AMRlYfc?si=T2FA0RNc0hK0RBr5">My first science video in 3 years</a><br /> <br /> Intro music is by <a href= "http://www.ronaldjenkees.com/">Ronald Jenkees</a></p> <p>Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv</p> <p>Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.</p>
May 9, 2026
TWiV 1320: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
<p>In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello discuss the outbreak of Hantavirus on a cruise ship and its potential for person-person transmission, how cessation of funding for global health by the Trump administration has compromised American health and well being, as well as the description of paralytic poliomyelitis outbreaks in Central Africa associated with the administration of nOPV2, before Dr. Griffin deep dives into the measles outbreak, recent statistics RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, Johns Hopkins measles tracker, association of ear infections in children with RSV, PEMGARDA authorized use for certain immunocompromised individuals where to find PEMGARDA, how to access and pay for Paxlovid, where to go for answers about long COVID-19, multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research.</p> <div class="fluid-width-video-wrapper">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"><strong>Apple Podcasts</strong></a>, <a href= "http://twiv.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/twiv"><strong>RSS</strong></a>, <a href="http://eepurl.com/Gcw59"><strong>email</strong></a></div> <p>Become a <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute"><strong>patron</strong></a> of TWiV!</p> <h3 id="links-for-this-episode" class="wp-block-heading"> <strong>Links for this episode</strong></h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href= "https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/11/18-0381_article"><strong>Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome</strong></a>—The 25th Anniversary of the Four Corners Outbreak (CDC: Emerging Infectious Diseases)</li> <li>Outbreak of Hantavirus Infection in the <a href= "https://academic.oup.com/jid/article-abstract/181/5/1569/2191142?redirectedFrom=fulltext"><strong>Four Corners Region</strong></a> of the United States in the Wake of the 1997–1998 El Nino—Southern Oscillation (JID)</li> <li>Person-to-Person Transmission of <a href= "https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/4/19-0799_article"><strong>Andes Virus</strong></a> in Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, Argentina, 2014 (CDC: Emerging Infectious Diseases)</li> <li>Hantavirus cluster linked to <a href= "https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON599?utm_source=25&CampaignID=987&interactionId=wq7geNndYxjV7xegqpfSJHy-g3TTf1Fl7CiTaQFswrbfLO5jZdCqFg%3D%3D"><strong>cruise ship travel</strong></a>, Multi-country (WHO)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/hantavirus"><strong> Hantavirus</strong></a> (WHO)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.halton.com/news/ventilation-upgrade-reduces-fuel-consumption-by-10-percent-in-cruise-ships/"> <strong>Ventilation Upgrade</strong></a> Reduces Fuel Consumption by 10 Percent in Cruise Ships<strong>(</strong>Halton)</li> <li>Person-to-Person Transmission of <a href= "https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/4/19-0799_article"><strong>Andes Virus</strong></a> in Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, Argentina, 2014 (CDC: Emerging Infectious Diseases)</li> <li><a href= "https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/8/05-1127_article"><strong>Incubation Period</strong></a> of Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome (CDC: Emerging Infectious Diseases)</li> <li>At least <a href= "https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/misc-emerging-topics/least-8-sickened-suspected-hantavirus-outbreak-andes-strain-confirmed"><strong>8 sickened</strong></a> in suspected hantavirus outbreak; Andes strain confirmed</li> <li>(CIDRAP)</li> <li>Hantavirus in humans: a review of <a href= "https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(23)00128-7/abstract"><strong>clinical aspects</strong></a> and management (LANCET: Infectious Diseases)</li> <li>Cruise ship's hantavirus outbreak puts <a href= "https://www.science.org/content/article/cruise-ship-s-hantavirus-outbreak-puts-researchers-uncharted-territory"><strong>researchers</strong></a> in uncharted territory (Science)</li> <li>Hantavirus Response Shows How <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/health/hantavirus-americans-cdc.html"><strong>Trump Cuts Have Compromised</strong></a> U.S. Preparedness (NY Times)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndAYrzLVokM&t=705s"><strong>Hantavirus on board</strong></a> with Prof. Vincent Racaniello (microbeTV)</li> <li>Emergence of <a href= "https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.00669-26"><strong>vaccine-derived poliovirus strains</strong></a> from the novel oral polio vaccine in the Central African Republic (mBio)</li> <li><a href="https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1319/"><strong>TWiV 1319</strong></a>: An earful of SARS-CoV-2 (microbeTV)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.who.int/health-topics/poliomyelitis/vaccine-derived-polioviruses#tab=tab_1"> <strong>Poliomyelitis (polio)</strong></a> (WHO)</li> <li>The world's largest and highest-quality first-party <a href= "https://www.dynata.com/why-dynata/about-dynata/"><strong>data company</strong></a> (Dynata)</li> <li>MMR vaccine hesitancy in a <a href= "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0264410X26003762"><strong>polarized information ecosystem</strong></a>: Results from a cross-sectional survey of US adults (Vaccine)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aef5320"><strong>CDC</strong></a> communication undermines trust in vaccines (Science)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/us/politics/fda-covid-vaccine-studies.html"> <strong>F.D.A. Blocked</strong></a> Publication of Research Finding Covid and Shingles Vaccines Were Safe (NY Times)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/data-research/facts-stats/tick-bite-data-tracker.html?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email"> <strong>Tick Bite</strong></a> Data Tracker (CDC: Ticks)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.pophive.org/infectious-diseases/respiratory-syncytial-virus"> <strong>Infectious Diseases</strong></a> (POPHIVE: Yale School of Public Health)</li> <li>The National <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/nrevss/php/dashboard/index.html?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email#cdc_tools_technologies_download-viruses-monitored-in-nrevss-and-key-surveillance-reports"><strong>Respiratory and Enteric Virus</strong></a>Surveillance System (NREVSS) (CDC: National Respiratory and enteric virus surveillance System)</li> <li><a href= "https://data.wastewaterscan.org/tracker/?charts=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%3D&selectedChartId=668c22"> <strong>Wastewater</strong></a> for measles (WasterWater Scan)</li> <li>Measles <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/measles/data-research/index.html"><strong>cases and outbreaks</strong></a> (CDC Rubeola)</li> <li>Big outbreak, bright lights…<a href= "https://dph.sc.gov/diseases-conditions/infectious-diseases/measles-rubeola/measles-dashboard"><strong>Measles Dashboard</strong></a> (South Carolina Department of Public Health)</li> <li>Utah measles <a href= "https://epi.utah.gov/measles-response/"><strong>outbreak response</strong></a> (Utah Department of Health and Human Services)</li> <li><a href= "https://files.epi.utah.gov/Utah%20measles%20dashboard.html"><strong> Utah</strong></a> Measles Dashboard (Utah Department of Health and Human Services)</li> <li>Tracking <a href= "https://publichealth.jhu.edu/ivac/resources/us-measles-tracker"><strong>Measles Cases</strong></a> in the U.S. (Johns Hopkins)</li> <li>Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP (<a href= "https://b2927012.smushcdn.com/2927012/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/measles_vax_rec_2.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1"><strong>jpg</strong></a>)</li> <li><a href= "https://health-infobase.canada.ca/measles-rubella/"><strong>Weekly</strong></a> measles and rubella monitoring (Government of Canada)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/measles"><strong>Measles</strong></a> (WHO)</li> <li>Get the <a href= "https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/measles/"><strong>FACTS</strong></a> about measles (NY State Department of Health)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/measles/index.html"><strong>Measles</strong></a> vaccine (CDC Measles (Rubeola))</li> <li><a href= "https://fda-my.sharepoint.com/Users/Amy/Desktop/Measles%20(CDC%20Measles%20(Rubeola))"> <strong>Presumptive evidence</strong></a> of measles immunity (CDC)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/pinkbook/hcp/table-of-contents/chapter-13-measles.html#cdc_report_pub_study_section_9-contraindications-and-precautions-to-vaccination"> <strong>Contraindications and precautions</strong></a> to measles vaccination (CDC)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/measles/hcp/vaccine-considerations/index.html"> <strong>Measles</strong></a> (CDC Measles (Rubeola))</li> <li>Adverse events associated with <a href= "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK236284/#:~:text=The%20evidence%20favors%20acceptance%20of,in%20temporal%20relation%20to%20vaccination"><strong>childhood vaccines</strong></a>: evidence bearing on causality (NLM)</li> <li>Measles <a href= "https://www.idsociety.org/public-health/measles/know-the-facts/"><strong>Vaccination:</strong></a> Know the Facts (ISDA: Infectious Diseases Society of America)</li> <li>Deaths following vaccination: what does the <a href= "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0264410X15006556?via%3Dihub"><strong>evidence show</strong></a> (Vaccine)</li> <li>Will the USA <a href= "https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2826%2900466-6/fulltext"><strong>lose</strong></a> its measles elimination status? (LANCET)</li> <li>Influenza: Waste water scan for <a href= "https://data.wastewaterscan.org/?charts=CjIQACABSABaBk4gR2VuZXIKMjAyNC0wOC0wN3IKMjAyNC0wOS0xOIoBBmQ0MzllMsABAQ%3D%3D&selectedChartId=d439e2"><strong>11 pathogens</strong></a> (WastewaterSCan)</li> <li>US <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/data/activity-levels.html"><strong>respiratory</strong></a> virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses)</li> <li>Respiratory virus <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/data/activity-levels.html"><strong>activity</strong></a> levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.fda.gov/advisory-committees/advisory-committee-calendar/vaccines-and-related-biological-products-advisory-committee-march-12-2026-meeting-announcement"> <strong>Flu vaccine recommendations</strong></a>: Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee March 12, 2026 Meeting Announcement (FDA)</li> <li>WHO updates <a href= "https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-vaccines/who-updates-all-3-viral-strains-be-included-fall-flu-shots"><strong>all 3 viral strains</strong></a> to be included in fall flu shots (CIDRAP)</li> <li>FDA vaccine advisers recommend adding <a href= "https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-vaccines/fda-vaccine-advisers-recommend-adding-subclade-k-fall-shots"><strong>subclade K</strong></a> to fall shots (CIDRAP)</li> <li>Weekly surveillance report: <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/fluview/surveillance/2024-week-37.html"><strong>cliff notes</strong></a> (CDC FluView)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.xofluza.com/save-on-xofluza/coupon.html#cash-pay"><strong> OPTION 2</strong></a>: XOFLUZA $50 Cash Pay Option(xofluza)</li> <li>RSV: Waste water scan for <a href= "https://data.wastewaterscan.org/?charts=CjIQACABSABaBk4gR2VuZXIKMjAyNC0wOC0wN3IKMjAyNC0wOS0xOIoBBmQ0MzllMsABAQ%3D%3D&selectedChartId=d439e2"><strong>11 pathogens</strong></a> (WastewaterSCan)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.pophive.org/respiratory-diseases/respiratory-syncytial-virus"> <strong>Respiratory Diseases</strong></a> (Yale School of Public Health)</li> <li>US <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/data/activity-levels.html"><strong>respiratory</strong></a> virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses)</li> <li>RSV-<a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/rsv/php/surveillance/rsv-net.html"><strong>Net</strong></a>work (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/rsv/vaccines/adults.html"><strong>Vaccines for Adults</strong></a> (CDC: Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV))</li> <li><a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/acip/downloads/slides-2025-04-15-16/04-Ortega-Sanchez-Adult-RSV-508.pdf"> <strong>Economic Analysis</strong></a> of Protein Subunit and mRNA RSV Vaccination in Adults aged 50-59 Years (CDC: ACIP)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.pophive.org/respiratory-diseases/respiratory-syncytial-virus"> <strong>Respiratory Diseases</strong></a> (Yale School of Public Health)</li> <li>Impact of <a href= "https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/82/4/658/8280078?utm_source=etoc&utm_campaign=cid&utm_medium=email&nbd=13518097993&nbd_source=campaigner"><strong>Respiratory Syncytial Virus Immunization</strong></a> on the Rate of Pediatric Acute Otitis Media: A Time-series Analysis (CID)</li> <li>Waste water scan for <a href= "https://data.wastewaterscan.org/?charts=CjIQACABSABaBk4gR2VuZXIKMjAyNC0wOC0wN3IKMjAyNC0wOS0xOIoBBmQ0MzllMsABAQ%3D%3D&selectedChartId=d439e2"><strong>11 pathogens</strong></a> (WastewaterSCan)</li> <li>COVID-19 <a href= "https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#maps_percent-covid-deaths"><strong>deaths</strong></a> (CDC)</li> <li>Respiratory Illnesses <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/data/index.html"><strong>Data Channel</strong></a> (CDC: Respiratory Illnesses)</li> <li>COVID-19 <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/nwss/rv/COVID19-nationaltrend.html"><strong>national and regional</strong></a> trends (CDC)</li> <li>COVID-19 <a href= "https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/index.html#variant-proportions"><strong>variant tracker</strong></a> (CDC)</li> <li>SARS-CoV-2 <a href= "https://nextstrain.org/ncov/gisaid/global/all-time?d=tree,frequencies&p=full&r=division&showBranchLabels=all&tl=none"><strong>genomes</strong></a> galore (Nextstrain)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.pemgarda.com/hcp/infusion-center-locator/"><strong>Where</strong></a> to get pemgarda (Pemgarda)</li> <li><a href= "https://investors.adagiotx.com/news-releases/news-release-details/invivyd-announces-fda-authorization-emergency-use-pemgardatm"> <strong>EUA</strong></a> for the pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 (INVIYD)</li> <li>Infusion <a href= "https://primeinfusions.com/locations/"><strong>center</strong></a> (Prime Fusions)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/guidance/faqs.html?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/guidance/faq.html"> <strong>CDC Quarantine</strong></a> guidelines (CDC)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK570371/"><strong>NIH</strong></a> COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH)</li> <li>Drug interaction <a href= "https://covid19-druginteractions.org/checker"><strong>checker</strong></a> (University of Liverpool)</li> <li>Help your eligible <a href= "https://paxlovid.pfizerpro.com/access-resources/access"><strong>patients access</strong></a> PAXLOVID with the PAXCESS Patient Support Program (Pfizer Pro)</li> <li>Understanding <a href= "https://paxlovid.iassist.com/"><strong>Coverage</strong></a> Options (PAXCESS)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.idsociety.org/practice-guideline/covid-19-guideline-treatment-and-management/#ExecutiveSummaryandBackground"> <strong>Infectious Disease Society guidelines</strong></a> for treatment and management (ID Society)</li> <li>Molnupiravir <a href= "https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jmv.28011"><strong>safety</strong></a> and efficacy (JMV)</li> <li>Convalescent plasma recommendation for <a href= "https://www.idsociety.org/practice-guideline/covid-19-guideline-treatment-and-management/"><strong>immunocompromised</strong></a> (ID Society)</li> <li>What to do when sick with a <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/ncird/whats-new/updated-respiratory-virus-guidance.html"><strong>respiratory virus</strong></a> (CDC)</li> <li>Managing healthcare staffing <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/infection-control/mitigating-staff-shortages.html?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/mitigating-staff-shortages.html"><strong>shortages</strong></a> (CDC)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.hematology.org/education/clinicians/guidelines-and-quality-care/clinical-practice-guidelines/venous-thromboembolism-guidelines/ash-guidelines-on-use-of-anticoagulation-in-patients-with-covid-19"> <strong>Anticoagulation</strong></a> guidelines (hematology.org)</li> <li>Daniel Griffin's <a href= "https://academic.oup.com/ofid/article/11/9/ofae462/7733485"><strong>evidence based</strong></a> medical practices for long COVID (OFID)</li> <li>Long COVID <a href= "https://www.columbiadoctors.org/health-library/article/long-covid/"><strong>hotline</strong></a> (Columbia : Columbia University Irving Medical Center)</li> <li><a href="https://longcovidtheanswers.com/"><strong>The answers:</strong></a> Long COVID</li> <li><a href= "https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciag259/8662954?utm_source=advanceaccess&utm_campaign=cid&utm_medium=email&guestAccessKey="> <strong>Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children</strong></a> (MIS-C), United States, 2023–2024 (CID)</li> <li>Current status and future perspectives on the mechanistic and pathophysiological <a href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/s43856-025-01300-z"><strong>understanding</strong></a> of long COVID (Communications Medicine)</li> <li>Reaching out to <a href= "https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative"><strong>US house representative</strong></a></li> <li><strong><a title="" href= "https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1320-letters/">Letters read</a> </strong>on TWiV 1320</li> <li>Dr. Griffin's COVID treatment summary (<a title="" href= "https://twiv.s3.amazonaws.com/COVID+treatment+summary+032224.pdf"><strong>pdf</strong></a>)</li> <li>Timestamps by <a href= "https://ramseylab.vercel.app/"><strong>Jolene Ramsey</strong></a>. Thanks!</li> </ul> <p>Intro music is by <a href= "http://www.ronaldjenkees.com/"><strong>Ronald Jenkees</strong></a></p> <p>Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to daniel@microbe.tv</p> <p>Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.</p>
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