Episode Details

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello are shocked by recent events, including Dr. Oz's appeal for measles vaccination, Vinjay Prasad's unilateral rejection of Moderna's mRNA influenza vaccine application, and the increasing number of New World screw worm cases, then Dr. Griffin then deep dives into recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, Johns Hopkins measles tracker, where to find PEMGARDA, how to access and pay for Paxlovid, the number of measles deaths in Mexico, long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, choroid plexus alterations in long COVID association with neuropathologies and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research.

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• How Dr. Oz's appeal to get measles vaccine may differ from RFK Jr.'s messaging (ABC News)
• FDA reverses course, refuses to review Moderna's application for new mRNA flu vaccine (CIDRAP)
• Hepatitis B Vaccination at Birth: Safety, Effectiveness, and Public Health Benefit (American Academy of Pediatrics: Pediatrics)
• US Olympic Committee remains 'dialed in' to prevent spread of stomach illness at Winter Games (CNN)
• Oz promotes measles vaccination (NY Times; USA Today; Fortune)
• Screw worm in Mexico (Gobierno de Mexico)
• Mexico reports more human New World screwworm infections (CIDRAP)

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