TWiV 1370: Clinical Update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

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In his weekly clinical update, Daniel Griffin and Vincent Racaniello are distressed by the continued upheaval of leadership at the CDC, recent news of H5 highly pathogenic influenza virus found on mink farms in Utah and in the polar bear population of Greenland, continuing spread of dengue virus in Florida and screwworm in the US, the Ebola outbreak in Kenya, identification of cross-reactive T cells following administration of VSV-ZEBOV-GP vaccine and re-addressing vaccination policy changes in Florida and the global burden of measles infection before Dr. Griffin deep dives into recent statistics RSV, influenza, SARS-CoV-2 infections and measles, ineffectiveness of the measles vaccine in infants under 9 months old, efficacy of  high dose and standard dose of the influenza vaccine for the elderly, familial susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode • C.D.C. Deputy Director Resigns After Four Months in the JobFinds(NY Times) • Preliminary report on H5N1 highly pathogenic avian in