TWiV 899: COVID-19 clinical update #114 with Dr. Daniel Griffin

<p>In COVID-19 clinical update #114, Dr. Griffin discusses early treatment with ivermectin, procalcitonin not a reliable biomarker, vaccine in 6-11 year olds, FDA limits use of Janssen vaccine, does site of vaccine booster matter, sniffer dogs, monoclonals for hospitalized patients, risk assessment for public events, Paxlovid eligibility, and persistence of pediatric anosmia.</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"><strong>Links for this episode</strong></h3> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2115869">Effects</a> of early treatment with Ivermectin (NEJM)</li> <li>Procalcitonin not a <a href= "https://academic.oup.com/ofid/article/9/5/ofac179/6576799?login=false">reliable biomarker</a> (IDSA)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2203315">Evaluation of vaccine</a> in children 6 to 11 years (NEJM))</li> <li>FDA <a href= "https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-limits-use-janssen-covid-19-vaccine-certain-individuals">limits use of Janssen</a> vaccine (FDA)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciimmunol.abn5311">Recall of b cell memory</a> on vaccination location (Science Immunology)</li> <li>Persistence screening using <a href= "https://www.longdom.org/open-access/screening-for-sarscov2-persistence-in-long-covid-patients-using-sniffer-dogs-and-scents-from-axillary-sweats-samples.pdf">sniffer dogs</a> (Journal of Clinical Trials)</li> <li><a href= "https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/pap