Episode 28: Special Episode - Latest Update on Urgent Virus Outbreaks: October 2024
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This episode of Going anti-Viral features an IAS–USA Dialogue titled "Latest Update on Urgent Viral Outbreaks," a panel discussion held on October 4, 2024. Dr Carlos del Rio from Emory University serves as moderator and welcomes 3 distinguished panelists: Dr Yvonne Maldonado from Stanford University, Dr Peter Chin-Hong from the University of California San Francisco, and Dr Paul Sax from Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
The episode covers various pressing topics, including updates on COVID-19, avian flu, mpox, and other viral diseases. Discussions touch on vaccines, their effectiveness, public health approaches, and current research.
0:00 – Introduction and overview of ongoing viral outbreaks
3:59 – Update on respiratory viruses and vaccination – seasonal flu, RSV, and COVID-19
12:17 – Discussion of monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19
14:15 – Update on the use of Paxlovid for COVID-19
18:48 – COVID-19 vaccination – protein vaccines vs. mRNA vaccines
22:48 – Update on pertussis
28:54 – Discussion of seasonal influenza and vaccination
32:55 – Effectiveness of shingles and RSV vaccines
35:57 – Discussion of vaccination during pregnancy
40:02 – Audience questions
43:04 – Update on H5N1 (avian flu) outbreak
52:00 – Update on Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda
55:43 – Discussion of mpox outbreak in central Africa
59:29 – Concluding remarks
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Produced by IAS-USA, Going anti–Viral is a podcast for clinicians involved in research and care in HIV, its complications, and other viral infections. This podcast is intended as a technical source of information for specialists in this field, but anyone listening will enjoy learning more about the state of modern medicine around viral infections.
Going anti-Viral’s host is Dr Michael Saag, a physician, prominent HIV researcher at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and volunteer IAS–USA board member. In most episodes, Dr Saag interviews an expert in infectious diseases or emerging pandemics about their area of specialty and current developments in the field. Other episodes are drawn from the IAS–USA vast catalogue of panel discussions, Dialogues, and other audio from various meetings and conferences.
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