TWiV 959: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

This Week in Virology

In his weekly clinical update Dr. Griffin discusses effectiveness of influenza vaccination of pregnant women for prevention of maternal and early infant Influenza-associated hospitalizations in South Africa, a multivalent nucleoside-modified mRNA vaccine against all known influenza virus subtypes, single and 2-dose vaccinations with modified vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic induce durable B cell memory responses comparable to replicating smallpox vaccines, whether the risk of still and preterm birth is affected by the timing of symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy, medical masks versus N95 respirators for preventing COVID-19 among health care workers, alarming antibody evasion properties of rising SARS-CoV-2 BQ and XBB subvariants, real-world evidence of novel treatments for COVID-19 on mortality: a nationwide comparative cohort study of hospitalized patients in the 1st, 2nd, 3rdand 4th wave in the Netherlands, and effectiveness and safety of extended thromboprophylaxis in post-discharge patients with COVID-19.

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Links for this episode

• Effectiveness of Influenza vaccination in pregnant women (OFID)
• Multivalent nucleoside-modified mRNA vaccine against Influenza subtypes (Science)
• Single and 2-dose vaccinations with modified vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic (JID)
• Is the risk of still and preterm birth affected by the timing of symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection? (AJOG)
• Medical masks versus N95 respirators for preventing COVID-19 among health care workers (ACP)
• Bebtelovimab fact sheet for providers (FDA)
• Alarming antibody evasion properties of rising SARS-CoV-2 BQ and XBB subvariants (bioRxiV)
• Paxlovid patient eligbiliity screening checklist (FDA)
• Real-world evidence of novel treatments for COVID-19 on mortality (OFID)
• Effectiveness and safety of extended thromboprophylaxis in post-discharge patients with COVID-19 (Thrombosis Research)
• Contribute to our MicrobeTV fundraiser at PWB
• Dr. Griffin’s treatment guide (pdf)
• Letters read on TWiV 959
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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