This Week in Virology4 Mar 2023

TWiV 988: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

In his weekly clinical update Dr. Griffin discusses FDA authorizing the first over-the-counter at-home test to detect both influenza and COVID-19, monoclonal antibody for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infection in infants and children, epidemiologic characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 recombinant variant XBB.1.5, COVID-19 vaccines vs pediatric hospitalization, maternal SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and infant protection against SARS-CoV-2 during the first six months of life, immunoglobulin, glucocorticoid, or combination therapy for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, fatal fulminant cerebral edema in six children with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 infection in Taiwan, certifying deaths due to COVID-19, efficacy of first dose of COVID-19 vaccine vs no vaccination on symptoms of patients with long COVID, and the effect of COVID-19 vaccination on long COVID.

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FDA authorizes over-the-counter at-home test to detect both Influenza and COVID-19 (FDA)
Monoclonal antibody for the prevention of RSV in infants and children (JAMA)
Epidemiologic characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 variant XBB.1.5 (CDC)
COVID-19 vaccines vs pediatric hospitalization (Cell)
Maternal SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and infant protection during the first six months of life (Nature)
Immunoglobulin, glucocorticoid, or combination therapy for MIS in children (The Lancet)
Fatal Fulminant Cerebral Edema in children with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 infection (JPID)
Certifying deaths due to COVID-19 (CDC)
Efficacy of first dose of COVID-19 vaccine vs no vaccination on patients with Long COVID (BMJ)
Effect of COVID-19 vaccination on long COVID (BMJ)
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Dr. Griffin's treatment guide (pdf)
Letters read on TWiV 988
Don't crush Paxlovid (pdf)
Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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