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In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin delves into discussing drinking “raw” milk possessing H5N1 influenza virus, if the virus can reproduce in the human gut, and the meaning of finding viral RNA in wastewater samples before reviewing the recent statistics on SARS-CoV-2 infection, the guidelines for spring administration of COVID vaccines boosters, withdrawal of AstraZeneca’s SARS-CoV-2 vaccine from the European market, discusses the emergency use application of a pre-exposure prophylactic, continues to dispel the myth of viral rebound, when to use steroids and the benefits of convalescent plasma, what do when healthcare workers succumb to SARS-CoV-2 infection, if administration of colchicine for the management of COVID-19, compares and provides information for the enrollment into the NIH clinical trials of long COVID and its effects on sleep, exercise intolerance and the cognitive profile in multiple sclerosis and post-COVID, exercise intolerance and post-exertional malaise. For more information about cow and milk infection by H5N1 listen to the discussion with Richard Webby on TWiV 1113 and for long COVID-19 listen to TWiV 1088. Dr. Griffin also provides a list of apps for monitoring one’s health including brain health.

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• Who demands milk infected with H5N1? (Futurism)
• Uncowed by milk possessing H5N1  (LA Times)
• Cow flu flying around for 4 months (CNN)
• The unpasteurized raw milk institute (Raw Milk Institute)
• Infection and reproduction of H5N1 in the human gut (JID)
• Wastewater samples identified H5N1 in 9 cities (medrxiv)
• Richard Webby, is H5N1 a concern? (TWiV 1113)
• COVID-19 national trend (CDC)
• COVID-19 deaths (CDC)
• Spring vaccineadvice (CIDRAP)
• Older adult spring booster available (CDC)
• Advisory committee for immunization practices slides (CDC)
• Advisory committee for immunization practices spring 2024 COVID-19 boosters (CDC)
• Withdrawal of Astra-Zeneca SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in Europe (European Medicines Agency)

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