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TWiV Special: Conversation with a COVID-19 patient, Ian Lipkin Mar 28, 2020

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Ian Lipkin joins Vincent to talk about his experience as a COVID-19 patient, and issues surrounding the disease and SARS-CoV-2 including limiting transmission, antivirals, vaccines, and much more.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello

Guest: W. Ian Lipkin

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Center for Infection and Immunity
Control the Contagion videos
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TWiV Special: Coronavirus update with Mark Denison, MD Mar 26, 2020

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Pediatric infectious disease physician and coronavirologist Mark Denison joins Vincent for a discussion of COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 with an emphasis on antiviral therapeutics.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello

Guest: Mark Denison

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TWiV 594: Coronavirus update - Shelter in place Mar 25, 2020

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A TWiV foursome provides an update on the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, including antibody testing kits, FDA emergency approval of convalescent sera, and answer listener questions about the dangers of mail delivery and take out foods, decontamination of PPE, diagnostic testing, and much more.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker

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Coronavirus test kit
Rapid SARS-CoV-2 serological assay (medRxiv)
Is Dr. Fauci in trouble? (NY Times)
FDA approves emergency use of convalescent serum (FDA)
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Letters read on TWiV 594
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TWiV 593: Coronavirus update - flatten the curve Mar 22, 2020

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Daniel Griffin joins Ori and the TWiV team an update on the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, including gastrointestinal illness associated with infection, use of hydroxychloroquine and other antivirals, his experiences treating many patients in the New York area, and much more.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker

Guests: Daniel Griffin, Ori Lieberman, and Valeria Cagno

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Pregnancy and COVID-19 papers (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Second dog infected with SARS-CoV-2 (ProMedMail)
Italian site with infographic in English
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TWiV 592: Coronavirus update - dangerous curve ahead Mar 19, 2020

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Ori joins TWiV for an update on the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, including scary modeling, clinical trials for antivirals and vaccines, asymptomatic transmission, and much more inspired by listener email.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit

Guest: Ori Lieberman

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Scary modeling (Imperial College London)
Avigan vs SARS-CoV-2 (NHK)
SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine (Clinical Trials)
SARS-CoV-2 stability (NEJM)
Pediatric COVID-19 (one, two)
SARS-CoV-2 asymptomatic infection (one, two)
CDC data on SARS-CoV-2 CFR (MMWR)
Hydroxycholorquine trial for COVID-19 (Mediterranee-infection)
Macaque SARS-CoV-2 immunity (bioRxiv)
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Letters read on TWiV 591
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TWiV Special: SARS-CoV-2 epidemiology with Stephen Morse Mar 18, 2020

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Epidemiologist Stephen Morse joins Vincent to discuss epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 and preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello

Guest: Stephen Morse

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TWiV Special: A medical student perspective on COVID-19 Mar 17, 2020

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Ori Lieberman joins Vincent to discuss COVID-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, gleaned from his experience during clinical rotations in medical school.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello

Guest: Ori Lieberman

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TWiV 591: Coronavirus update with Ralph Baric Mar 15, 2020

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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.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker

Guest: Ralph Baric

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Aerosol and surface stability of SARS-CoV-2 (medRxiv)
Clinical course and risk factors for COVID-19 (Lancet, pdf)
Face mask use during SARS-CoV outbreak (EID)
COVID-19 and Italy (Lancet)
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TWiV 590: COVID-19 and coronavirus - we have mail Mar 08, 2020

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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.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

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Stanley Perlman answers CoV questions (Boston Globe)
Fist bump (Am J Infect Control)
Joint WHO-China report (pdf)
Second coronavirus (LA Times)
Response to second coronavirus (virological.org)
COVID-19 animal models (STAT)
Clinical predictors of COVID-19 mortality (Inten Care Med)
CoV by the numbers (NY Times)
Contamination of bar soaps (Microbios)
SARS-CoV-2 vaccine timeline (NPR)
How new vaccines are developed (GSK)
SARS among critical care nurses (Emerg Inf Dis)
How churches prevent SARS-CoV-2 spread (NPR)
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Letters read on TWiV 590
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TWiV Special: Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 update Mar 05, 2020

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Infectious disease physician Daniel Griffin and virologist Valeria Cagno join Vincent to provide updates on the situation with SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 in New York and Italy.

Host: Vincent Racaniello

Guests: Daniel Griffin and Valeria Cagno

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Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees.

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