Episode Details

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello wail about the attack on science within the US, cancellation of CDC’s committee on infectious diseases, mpox in Sierra Leone, “bird flu” in cats, the ongoing measles outbreak globally, before Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on RSV, benefits of vaccination for infants, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections the WasterwaterScan dashboard, the high number of childhood deaths during this “flu” season, the May 22 VRBPAC COVID-19 vaccine meeting, where to find PEMGARDA, benefit of remedesivir, provides information for Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, weight and distinct symptoms of long COVID and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research.

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• Shut down federal advisory committee on infection prevention…..Make America Healthy Again! (CIDRAP)
• Mpox in Sierra Leone (CIDRAP)
• H5 Bird Flu: Current Situation (CDC: Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) )
• Spike in avian flu cases in cats : spillover into humans? (CIDRAP)
• Measles cases and outbreaks (CDC Rubeola)
• Measles 800 in Texas…. (Texas Health and Human Services)
• Measles outbreak in North Dakota prompts local health officials to quarantine unvaccinated schoolchildren (CNN)
• 2025 Measles outbreak guidance (New Mexico Health)
• Measles and rubella weekly monitoring report: (Government of Canada)
• The Mennonites in a Texas community where measles is spreading (AP News)
• Trust the government? Seriously! West Texans, Mennonites at center of measles outbreak choose medical freedom over vaccine mandates (AP News)
• Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP (jpg) 
• Deporting Measles! (AP News)
• Get the FACTS about measles (NY State Department of Health)
• Measles (CDC Measles (Rubeola))
• Measles vaccine (CDC Measles (Rubeola))

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