When it comes to safeguarding the health of the US, there is no one I trust more than Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of NIAHD/NIH (whom I was fortunate to interview on TWiV in 2013). So when Dr. Fauci says that 100,000 people could die in the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak just in the US, I take notice. …
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Ralph Baric joins TWiV to dissect the coronavirus pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2, including discussion on community spread, asymptomatic infections, origin of the virus, transmission, vaccine development, and much more. Click arrow to play Download TWiV 591 (75 MB .mp3, 123 min) Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Show notes at microbe.tv
by Helen Stillwell Helen is a research associate in David Hafler€™s immunobiology lab at Yale University; previously, she worked on poxviruses at Tonix Pharmaceuticals, and she plans to apply to PhD programs in virology this year. Is there a vaccine for SARS-CoV-2? The internet is awash with articles and posts seeking to shed light on …
The TWiV trio continues in-depth coverage of COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2, including discussion on genome mutation and circulating lineages, handwashing, facemasks, cruise ship outbreaks, the South Korean situation, and much more. Click arrow to play Download TWiV 590 (76 MB .mp3, 127 min) Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Show notes at microbe.tv/twiv
Driving the anxiety and uncertainty about the current outbreak of COVID-19 is the case fatality ratio (CFR) being thrown about carelessly by not just the press, but also WHO and other organizations. However the CFR is not a one-size-fits all, and is influenced by many factors.
Health experts say it€™s not a question of whether SARS-CoV-2 will spread within the U.S., but when. A CDC official said yesterday, €œWe are asking the American public to prepare for the expectation that this might be bad.€ What exactly does that mean?
