TWiV 877: COVID-19 clinical update #106 with Dr. Daniel Griffin

In COVID-19 clinical update #106, Daniel Griffin covers failure of ivermectin to improve hospitalization, increased hospitalization of children with Omicron, seroconversion of children versus adults, effectiveness of Pfizer mRNA vaccine in children, high vaccine effectiveness in Finland against Omicron, distinct long COVID clinical phenotypes, and estimating worldwide excess mortality. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Ivermectin did not reduce hospitalizations (Wall St J) Increased hospitalization of children with Omicron (MMWR) Seroconversion of children vs adults (JAMA) Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in children (MMWR) High vaccine effectiveness in Finland (medRxiv) Distinct long COVID clinical phenotypes (Open Forum Inf Dis) Estimating excess mortality (Lancet) Contribute to ASTMH fundraiser at PWB Letters read on TWiV 877 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to [email protected]