TWiV 1050: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

<p>In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin discusses the effectiveness of maternal mRNA COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy against COVID-19–associated hospitalizations in infants aged <6 months during SARS-CoV-2 Omicron predominance, COVID-19 vaccination recommendations and practices for women of reproductive age by health care providers, molnupiravir for intra-household prevention of COVID-19, delayed peak SARS-CoV-2 viral loads relative to symptom onset and implications for COVID-19 testing programs, viral kinetics of sequential SARS-CoV-2 infections, FDA authorizes updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine formulated to better protect against currently circulating variants, antiviral efficacy of molnupiravir versus ritonavir-boosted nirmatrelvir in patients with early symptomatic COVID-19, long-term cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and other thrombotic complications in COVID-19 survivors, SARS-CoV-2 infection triggers pro-atherogenic inflammatory responses in human coronary vessels, and the efficacy of gabapentin For post-COVID-19 olfactory dysfunction.</p> <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= "https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3R3aXYubWljcm9iZXdvcmxkLmxpYnN5bnByby5jb20vdHdpdg%3D%3D">Google 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"> <strong>Links for this episode</strong></h3> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7239a3.htm?s_cid=mm7239a3_w"> Effectiveness</a> of maternal mRNA COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy against COVID-19–associated hospitalizations in infants (CDC)</li> <li>COVID-19 vaccination recommendations and practices for <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/