TWiV 1362: Clinical Update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

In his weekly clinical update, Daniel Griffin and Vincent Racaniello continue their ongoing exasperation over 5 deaths in Pennsylvania associated with measles infections, the absurdity of RFK Jr.’s statement that AI is better informed than physicians, the outbreak of cholera, more deaths by raw milk products, spread of dengue virus in Florida, Ebola in DRC, refusal to acknowledge the benefits of the HBV vaccine birth dose, how TORCH agent infections impact neurodevelopment and may lead to increase chances of autism diagnosis, Legionnaires disease and screw worm cases, before Dr. Griffin deep dives into recent statistics on RSV, influenza, SARS-CoV-2 infections, the continued measles outbreak in Pennsylvania, US, and Canada, modeling predictions of the outcome for repealing measles vaccination requirements to enter school in Florida, reactogenicity of different COVID vaccines and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode A.I. Is ‘Better Informed’ Than Doctors, Kennedy Tells Industry-Backed MAHA Summit (NY Times) WHO reports latest global trends in cholera, meningitis and plague (WHO) WHO: Global cholera deaths rose by 30% in2025 (CIDRAP) E. coli Outbreak Linked to Raw Milk Cheese (CDC: E. coli infection) CDC confirms multistate outbreak of E coli linked to raw milk cheese (CIDRAP) Dengue: Current Year Data (2026) (CDC: Dengue) Florida counties declare emergency over wildly unusual dengue outbreak (Washington Post) Critical role of hepatitis B birth dose vaccination in preventing mother-to-child transmission (CID) Effectiveness of timely hepatitis B birth dose vaccination to prevent mother-to-child transmission in Ethiopia (CID) Congenital TORCH Infections and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes (JAMA Pediatrics) Infections at birth substantially increase the risk of autism and intellectual disability, study finds (CIDRAP) UN Declaration on Pandemic Readiness May Head to General Assembly for Approval (Health Policy Watch) Legionnaires’ Disease (NYC: Health) Dashboard SCREWWORM.Gov (USDA: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) CDC Activates Emergency Operations Center for New World Screwworm Response (CDC Newro