TWiV 959: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

In his weekly clinical update Dr. Griffin discusses effectiveness of influenza vaccination of pregnant women for prevention of maternal and early infant Influenza-associated hospitalizations in South Africa, a multivalent nucleoside-modified mRNA vaccine against all known influenza virus subtypes, single and 2-dose vaccinations with modified vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic induce durable B cell memory responses comparable to replicating smallpox vaccines, whether the risk of still and preterm birth is affected by the timing of symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy, medical masks versus N95 respirators for preventing COVID-19 among health care workers, alarming antibody evasion properties of rising SARS-CoV-2 BQ and XBB subvariants, real-world evidence of novel treatments for COVID-19 on mortality: a nationwide comparative cohort study of hospitalized patients in the 1st, 2nd, 3rdand 4th wave in the Netherlands, and effectiveness and safety of extended thromboprophylaxis in post-discharge patients with COVID-19.

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Links for this episode

• Effectiveness of Influenza vaccination in pregnant women (OFID)
• Multivalent nucleoside-modified mRNA vaccine against Influenza subtypes (Science)
• Single and 2-dose vaccinations with modified vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic (JID)
• Is the risk of still and preterm birth affected by the timing of symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection? (AJOG)
• Medical masks versus N95 respirators for preventing COVID-19 among health care workers (ACP)
• Bebtelovimab fact sheet for providers (FDA)
• Alarming antibody evasion properties of rising SARS-CoV-2 BQ and XBB subvariants (bioRxiV)
• Paxlovid patient eligbiliity screening checklist (FDA)
• Real-world evidence of novel treatments for COVID-19 on mortality (OFID)
• Effectiveness and safety of extended thromboprophylaxis in post-discharge patients with COVID-19 (Thrombosis Research)
• Contribute to our MicrobeTV fundraiser at PWB
• Dr. Griffin's treatment guide (pdf)
• Letters read on TWiV 959
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to daniel@microbe.tv