TWiV 694: Mitigating COVID-19

On this episode, TWiV makes Bloomberg Business News 2020 Jealousy List, crushing of CDC revealed by insiders, seasonal influenza during the COVID-19 pandemic, FDA briefing documents from Moderna, and three-quarters attack rate of SARS-CoV-2 during an unmitigated epidemic in Brazil. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode BSL-3 Assistant Manager position TWiV makes Bloomberg Business News 2020 Jealousy List (BBN) Crushing of the CDC (NY Times) Seasonal influenza during COVID-19 pandemic (jpg) Moderna briefing documents (FDA) Three-quarters attack rate in Brazil (Science) Outdoor transmission of SARS-CoV-2 (J Inf Dis) Rich Condit reminisces (YouTube) Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks Brianne – Fears of a 'Twindemic' Recede as Flu Lies Low Kathy – Faculty Equity & COVID-19 UM ADVANCE Rich – 'Sistine Chapel of the ancients' rock art Vincent – Winners of ASM Agar Art Contest 2020 Listener Pick Johnye – 2020 Year of the Vax t-shirt (and more) Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]