TWiV 837: COVID-19 clinical update #91 with Dr. Daniel Griffin

<p>In COVID-19 clinical update #91, Dr. Griffin discusses final results of molnupiravir trial, Omicron variant of concern, outcomes in B-cell depleted patients, recovery in T-cell depleted macaques, peptide for induction of T cell immunity, high respiratory viral RNA loads in infants, IgA and T cells transferred to breast milk after vaccination, sensitivity and specificity of ID NOW, post-acute sequelae at 12 months, disease in low and middle income countries.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href="http://parasiteswithoutborders.com/">Daniel Griffin</a> and <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello</a></p> <p>Subscribe (free): <a href= "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=300973784">iTunes</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><strong>Links for this episode</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Update on <a href= "https://www.merck.com/news/merck-and-ridgeback-biotherapeutics-provide-update-on-results-from-move-out-study-of-molnupiravir-an-investigational-oral-antiviral-medicine-in-at-risk-adults-with-mild-to-moderate-covid-19/"> Molnupiravir results</a> (Merck)</li> <li><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SARS-CoV-2_Omicron_variant">Omicron</a> (Wikipedia)</li> <li>P681H and <a href= "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.11.09.467693v1">IFN resistance</a> (bioRxiv)</li> <li><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34049860/">Synthetic DMARDS</a> and disease severity (Ann Rheum Dis)</li> <li>Recovery in <a href= "https://journals.asm.org/doi/epub/10.1128/mBio.01503-21">T cell depleted macaques</a> (mBio)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-04232-5">T-cell inducing</a> peptide (Nature)</li> <li>Respiratory viral RNA load in <a href= "https://academic.o