TWiV 1360: Clinical Update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

In his weekly clinical update, Daniel Griffin and Vincent Racaniello frustration continues over the increasing number of measles infections, Kennedy's undermining of vaccines, perpetuation of autism- vaccine, autism-tylenol myths, an outbreak of hepatitis A virus in the US, the Ebola outbreak in Uganda, changes in reporting of virus infection and vaccine recommendations, Legionnaires disease and screw worm cases, and before Dr. Griffin deep dives into recent statistics RSV, influenza, SARS-CoV-2 infections, economics of a measles outbreak in Chicago, what defines reactogenicity of the mRNA COVID vaccines, the on-going delay by HHS of COVID shots for children, neuropsychiatric symptoms of long COVID and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research.

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• CDC adds 177 cases to US measles total but has yet to confirm deaths in Pennsylvania (CIDRAP)
• Kennedy questions vaccine safety at Children's Health Defense event (CIDRAP)
• Trump says some routine immunizations will be split into five separate shots. Vaccine experts say it won't work (CNN)
• Multistate Hepatitis A Outbreak Potentially Linked to Frozen Clams (CDC: Hepatitis A)
• Cumulative Incidence and Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (JAMA Pediatrics)
• Data and Statistics on Autism Spectrum Disorder (CDC: Autism Spectrum Disorder)
• Study uncovers no evidence of autism epidemic, despite claims (CIDRAP)
• Florida confirms a death from dengue as the state struggles with one of its worst recent outbreaks (AP News)
• Legionnaires' Disease (NYC: Health)
• Dashboard SCREWWORM.Gov (USDA: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)
• CDC Activates Emergency Operations Center for New World Screwworm Response (CDC Newroom)
• Democratic Republic of Congo (AP News)
• Eb