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TWiV 621: An era of COVID-19 poppycock

Daniel Griffin provides a clinical update on COVID-19, then we review an Ad5 vectored SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, reports on remdesivir and hydroxychloroquine, a drug repurposing study, why some patients infect many others, reducing viral transmission, and much more, including listener email. Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 621 (91 MB .mp3, 152 min)Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, emailBecome a patron of TWiV! Show notes …

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TWiV 58: Nipah virus in ferrets

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, Alan Dove, and Joshua Stillman In episode 58 of the podcast “This Week in Virology”, Vincent, Dick, and Alan are joined by emergency medicine physician Dr. Joshua Stillman to talk about passive antibody therapy for Nipah infection in ferrets, annual influenza immunization of children, facemasks to prevent influenza, predicting dengue …

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Personal protective equipment and influenza

We’ve had several discussions on the value of personal protective equipment (PPE) in preventing influenza infection. CIDRAP has an excellent summary of an Institute of Medicine meeting on this subject. The IOM has been asked to make recommendations about how to protect healthcare workers against swine-origin H1N1 influenza. An unpublished study of respiratory protection in …

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TWiV 34: Arsenic and facemasks

On episode 34 of the podcast “This Week in Virology”, Vincent, Alan, and Stephen Morse discuss progressive vaccinia in a smallpox vaccinee, arsenic and influenza in mice, facemasks and flu transmission, and antigenic and genetic analyses of the new H1N1 influenza virus. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV034.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV …

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