# TWiV 1316: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

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Podcast: [This Week in Virology](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-virology-175592)
Published: 2026-04-25T04:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1316/
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## Resource

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello are distressed by RFK Jr's testimony in front of Congress, surges in rotavirus infections and the staggering number of people who believe in unproven claims about vaccines and science, before Dr. Griffin then deep dives into the measles outbreak, recent statistics RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, Johns Hopkins measles tracker, the fatal consequences of measles infection, prevalence of influenza and other respiratory infections in dead people, PEMGARDA authorized use for certain immunocompromised individuals where to find PEMGARDA, how to access and pay for Paxlovid, results from a human RSV challenge study, where to go for answers about long COVID-19, negatively associated school-related outcomes in children and adolescents with long COVID, 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 Kennedy denies being sidelined by the White House (Politico) Kennedy continued to back away from his criticism of the measles vaccine (NY Times) Rotavirus surges after ACIP removes recommendation for vaccine(Discovermagazine) 'Staggering' number of people believe unproven claims about vaccines, raw milk and more (Nature) Health is confronting division, confusion, and competing influences (Edelman) Wastewater for measles (WasterWater Scan) Measles cases and outbreaks (CDC Rubeola) Big outbreak, bright lights… Measles Dashboard (South Carolina Department of Public Health) Utah measles outbreak response (Utah Department of Health and Human Services) Utah Measles Dashboard (Utah Department of Health and Human Services) Tracking Me…

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