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Transmission of Monkeypox Virus Through Contaminated Objects

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by Gertrud U. Rey Recent news headlines are fueling public fears about possible transmission of monkeypox virus through contact with contaminated objects like bedding or clothing. However, data generated using environmental sampling methods indicate that the likelihood of this type of transmission is very low. In a study involving a two-person household in Utah in …

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TWiV 658: Everyone needs a H.E.A.R.T.

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Daniel Griffin provides a clinical report on COVID-19, then we discuss CDC softening testing guidelines, Moderna vaccine phase I results in older people, Abbott’s $5 rapid antigen test, and reinfection with a distinct SARS-CoV-2 isolate, followed by listener email. Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 658 (85 MB .mp3, 141 min)Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Show notes …

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TWiV 640: Test often, fast turnaround, with Michael Mina

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Michael Mina joins TWiV to reveal why frequent and rapid SARS-CoV-2 testing is more important than accuracy, how a daily $1 rapid test could control the pandemic, and why group testing works. Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 640 (63 MB .mp3, 104 min)Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Show notes at microbe.tv/twiv

TWiV 638: Do, there is no try

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Daniel Griffin provides a clinical update on COVID-19, then Viviana Simon joins to review serological assays developed at Mt. Sinai for SARS-CoV-2 infection, tracking the outbreak in NYC, and listener questions. Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 638 (99 MB .mp3, 164 min)Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and …

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TWiV 635: Mask hysteria

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Daniel Griffin provides a clinical update on COVID-19, then we review SARS-CoV-2 shedding in children, how to resume school safely, the need for widespread testing and wearing face masks, and much more, including listener email. Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 635 (92 MB .mp3, 153 min)Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Show notes at microbe.tv/twiv

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