TWiV 596: COVID-19 - an ounce of prevention

<p>TWiV covers trials of hydroxychloroquine and convalescent plasma therapy for COVID-19, and answers listener questions on blood tests for antibodies, cross-protection among coronaviruses, acquiring infection from food or the gas pump, face masks containing copper, and much more.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello,</a> <a href="http://www.turbidplaque.com/">Alan Dove</a>, and <a href= "http://www.mgm.ufl.edu/faculty/faculty-home-pages/condit-richard-c/"> Rich Condit</a></p> <p>Subscribe (free): <a href= "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=300973784" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">iTunes</a>, <a href= "https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3R3aXYubWljcm9iZXdvcmxkLmxpYnN5bnByby5jb20vdHdpdg%3D%3D" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "http://twiv.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/twiv" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">RSS</a>, <a href= "http://eepurl.com/Gcw59" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">email</a></p> <p>Become a <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiV!</p> <h3>Links for this episode</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.fda.gov/media/136534/download">Emergency use</a> of hydroxychloroquine (FDA)</li> <li>Trial of hydroxycholorquine in COVID-19 patients (<a href= "https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.22.20040758v1">China</a>, <a href= "https://www.mediterranee-infection.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/COVID-IHU-2-1.pdf"> France</a>)</li> <li>COVID-19 in <a href= "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2004500?query=featured_home"> critically ill patients</a>, Seattle (NEJM)</li> <li>Feasibility of <a href= "https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.16.20036145v1">convalescent plasma therapy</a> for COVID-19 (medRxiv)</li> <li>Letters read on <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-596-letters/">TWiV 596</a></li> <li>Timestamps by <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jrrmicro" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">