TWiV 1027: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin discusses the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in free-ranging white-tailed deer in the United States, Omicron subvariant BA.5 efficiently infects lung cells, COVID-19 scent dog research highlights and synthesis during the pandemic of December 2019, T-Cell Immunity against SARS-CoV-2 measured by an interferon-γ release assay is strongly associated with patient outcomes in vaccinated persons hospitalized with Delta or Omicron variants, a common allele of HLA is associated with asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection, and the immunology of long COVID. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , RSS , email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in white-tailed deer in the United States (Nature) Omicron subvariant BA.5 efficiently infects lung cells (Nature) COVID-19 scent dog research highlights during the pandemic of December 2019 (JOM) T-Cell Immunity against SARS-CoV-2 measured by an interferon-γ release assay is strongly associated with patient outcomes (JID) Common allele of HLA is associated with asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection (Naure) Immunology of long COVID (Nature) Contribute to our FIMRC fundraiser at PWB Letters read on TWiV 1027 Dr. Griffin's COVID treatment summary ( pdf ) Timestamps by Jolene . Thanks! Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to [email protected]