TWiV 936: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

In his weekly clinical update Dr. Griffin discusses detection of a highly divergent type 3 vaccine-derived poliovirus in a child with a severe primary immunodeficiency disorder, severe respiratory illnesses associated with rhinoviruses and/or enteroviruses including EV-D68, effects of vaccination and previous infection on Omicron infections in children, COVID-19-associated hospitalizations among vaccinated and unvaccinated adults 18 years or older in 13 US states, effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines over time prior to Omicron emergence in Ontario, Canada, nasal IgA wanes 9 months after hospitalization with COVID-19 and is not induced by subsequent vaccination,  resistance of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariant BA.4.6 to antibody neutralization, persistent circulating SARS-CoV-2 spike associated with post-acute COVID-19 sequelae, and impact of COVID-19 vaccination on the risk of developing long-covid and on existing long-covid symptoms. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Detection of poliovirus in immunosuppressed child (CDC) Severe respiratory illnesses associated with rhinoviruses and/or enteroviruses (CDC) Effects of vaccination and previous Omicron infection in children (NEJM) COVID-19 hospitalizations among vaccinated and unvaccinated adults (JAMA) Effectiveness of vaccines prior to Omicron (IDSA) Nasal iga wanes 9 months after COVID hospitalization (medRxiv) Resistance of Omicron subvariant to antibody neutralization (BioRxiv) PAXLOVID patient eligibility screening checklist (FDA) Remdesivir fact sheet for providers (Veklury)  Bebtelovimab fact sheet for providers (FDA) SARS-CoV-2 spike is associated with post-acute sequelae (IDSA) Impact of vaccination on the risk of developing long-COVID (The Lancet) Contribute to Floating Doctors fundraiser at PWB Dr. Griffin's treatment guide (pdf) Letters read on TWiV 936 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to [email protected]