Episode Details

Calling out "Happy Christmas to all and to all a good-night, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello discuss high path influenza in dairy herds in Wisconsin and Marburg virus in Ethiopia before Dr. Griffin then deep dives into recent statistics on the measles epidemic, RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, Johns Hopkins measles tracker, the slightly higher association of COVID-19 infection with death than following influenza infection, benefit of passive infant immunization with niresevimab, association of COVID-19 vaccine immunogenicity protection against severe disease in vulnerable populations, where to find PEMGARDA, how to access and pay for Paxlovid, long COVID treatment center, effect of remdesivir and nirmatrelvir/ritonavir on COVID-19 associated mortality, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research.

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• USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a Dairy Herd in Wisconsin
• (USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)
• Update: Genetic Sequencing Results for Wisconsin Dairy Herd Detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza(USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)
• Marburg Outbreak in Ethiopia: Current Situation (CDC: Marburg Virus Disease)
• Wastewater for measles (WasterWater Scan)
• Measles <