TWiV 1304: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello discuss the global spread of the 'eradicated' poliovirus, the suggestion of RFK's autocratic ability to change vaccine policy and the 'resignation' for the second time of CBER director Vinjay Prasad, and zoonotic spillover of viruses without adaptation, before Dr. Griffin deep dives into economic costs of not vaccinating against measles, the measles outbreak in South Carolina, Utah and ICE detention centers, recent statistics RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, Johns Hopkins measles tracker, where to find PEMGARDA, VRPBEC meeting for 'flu' vaccine strain selection, how to access and pay for Paxlovid, closing of long COVID treatment centers globally, and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research.

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TWiV 1304: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin is an episode from This Week in Virology by Vincent Racaniello.

This episode is 51:30 long.

This episode was published on Mar 14, 2026.

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