TWiV 951: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In his weekly clinical update Dr. Griffin discusses Influenza incidence and vaccine effectiveness during the southern hemisphere influenza season in Chile, Nirsevimab for prevention of RSV infection in healthy late-preterm and term infants, severe Monkeypox in hospitalized patients, reinfections with different SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants, impact of community masking on COVID-19 in Bangladesh, unadjuvanted intranasal spike vaccine elicits protective … TWiV 951: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - November 5, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology antiviral coronavirus COVID-19 delta inflammation influenza Long Covid marburg virus monkeypox monoclonal antibody Omicron pandemic poliovirus SARS-CoV-2 vaccine vaccine booster variant of concern Source Type: blogs

TWiV 951: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In his weekly clinical update Dr. Griffin discusses Influenza incidence and vaccine effectiveness during the southern hemisphere influenza season in Chile, Nirsevimab for prevention of RSV infection in healthy late-preterm and term infants, severe Monkeypox in hospitalized patients, reinfections with different SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants, impact of community masking on COVID-19 in Bangladesh, unadjuvanted intranasal spike vaccine elicits protective […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - November 5, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology antiviral coronavirus COVID-19 delta inflammation influenza Long Covid marburg virus monkeypox monoclonal antibody Omicron pandemic poliovirus SARS-CoV-2 vaccine vaccine booster variant of concern Source Type: blogs

Antibodies Against SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid Protein May Not Be Reliable Markers for Infection in Vaccinated People
by Gertrud U. Rey You are fully vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 and have presumably never been infected with the virus. But how can you know for sure? One way to find out is by testing your blood for the presence of antibodies against the viral nucleocapsid protein, which can only be encountered during natural infection. This … Antibodies Against SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid Protein May Not Be Reliable Markers for Infection in Vaccinated People Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - November 3, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Gertrud U. Rey Tags: Basic virology Gertrud Rey antibodies immunity natural infection nucleocapsid nucleocapsid protein SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein sterilizing immunity vaccine-induced antibodies Source Type: blogs

Antibodies Against SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid Protein May Not Be Reliable Markers for Infection in Vaccinated People
by Gertrud U. Rey You are fully vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 and have presumably never been infected with the virus. But how can you know for sure? One way to find out is by testing your blood for the presence of antibodies against the viral nucleocapsid protein, which can only be encountered during natural infection. This […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - November 3, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Gertrud U. Rey Tags: Basic virology Gertrud Rey antibodies immunity natural infection nucleocapsid nucleocapsid protein SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein sterilizing immunity vaccine-induced antibodies Source Type: blogs

Trial By Error: Norwegian CBT/GET Ideologues Take Aim at Critics Who Reject Their Views
By David Tuller, DrPH [*See correction in third paragraph] Three Norwegian researchers recently published an attack on critics of cognitive behavior therapy and graded exercise therapy as treatments for ME. The article, called “Facts and Myths about ME,” was published by the news organization Aftenposten. The authors, from the Scandinavian arm of the CBT/GET ideological … Trial By Error: Norwegian CBT/GET Ideologues Take Aim at Critics Who Reject Their Views Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - November 1, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: David Tuller ME/CFS norway Steinkopf wyller Source Type: blogs

Trial By Error: Norwegian CBT/GET Ideologues Take Aim at Critics Who Reject Their Views
By David Tuller, DrPH Three Norwegian researchers recently published an attack on critics of cognitive behavior therapy and graded exercise therapy as treatments for ME. The article, called “Facts and Myths about ME,” was published by the news organization Aftenposten. The authors, from the Scandinavian arm of the CBT/GET ideological brigades, asserted that “the cause […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - November 1, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized norway Steinkopf wyller Source Type: blogs

TWiV 950: Prion diseases with Richard Knight
From the European Society for Clinical Virology 2022 Conference in Manchester UK, Vincent speaks with Richard Knight about prion diseases and the outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalitis that led to cases of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans. Host: Vincent Racaniello Guest: Richard Knight Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 950 (68 MB .mp3, 114 min)Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become … TWiV 950: Prion diseases with Richard Knight Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - October 29, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology bovine spongiform encephalopathy CJD mad cow disease prion scrapie transmissible spongiform encephalopathy TSE variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease vCJD Source Type: blogs

TWiV 950: Prion diseases with Richard Knight
From the European Society for Clinical Virology 2022 Conference in Manchester UK, Vincent speaks with Richard Knight about prion diseases and the outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalitis that led to cases of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans. Host: Vincent Racaniello Guest: Richard Knight Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 950 (68 MB .mp3, 114 min)Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - October 29, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology bovine spongiform encephalopathy CJD mad cow disease prion scrapie transmissible spongiform encephalopathy TSE variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease vCJD Source Type: blogs

Trial By Error: The 7th Anniversary of My Expose About the Fraudulent – i.e. Misleading, Deceptive – PACE Trial
By David Tuller, DrPH *October is crowdfunding month at UC Berkeley. If you like my work, consider making a tax-deductible donation to Berkeley’s School of Public Health to support the Trial By Error: project: https://crowdfund.berkeley.edu/project/33528 This month marks the seventh anniversary of Virology Blog’s publication of my 15,000-word investigation of the egregiously flawed and fraudulent (i.e. … Trial By Error: The 7th Anniversary of My Expose About the Fraudulent–i.e. Misleading, Deceptive–PACE Trial Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - October 29, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: David Tuller ME/CFS PACE Source Type: blogs

Trial By Error: The 7th Anniversary of My Expose About the Fraudulent – i.e. Misleading, Deceptive – PACE Trial
By David Tuller, DrPH *October is crowdfunding month at UC Berkeley. If you like my work, consider making a tax-deductible donation to Berkeley’s School of Public Health to support the Trial By Error: project: https://crowdfund.berkeley.edu/project/33528 This month marks the seventh anniversary of Virology Blog’s publication of my 15,000-word investigation of the egregiously flawed and fraudulent (i.e. […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - October 29, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized PACE Source Type: blogs

Trial By Error: The Seventh Anniversary of My Initial Effort to Debunk the Fraudulent PACE Trial
By David Tuller, DrPH *October is crowdfunding month at UC Berkeley. If you like my work, consider making a tax-deductible donation to Berkeley’s School of Public Health to support the Trial By Error: project: https://crowdfund.berkeley.edu/project/33528 This month marks the seventh anniversary of Virology Blog’s publication of my 15,000-word investigation of the egregiously flawed and fraudulent piece […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - October 29, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized PACE Source Type: blogs

TWiV 949: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In his weekly clinical update Dr. Griffin discusses progress toward poliomyelitis eradication in Pakistan, polio by the numbers , influenza and COVID-19 vaccination coverage among health care personnel, phase 1/2a safety and immunogenicity of an adenovirus 26 vector RSV vaccine encoding prefusion F in adults 18–50 years and RSV seropositive children 12–24 months, receipt of first and second doses of JYNNEOS vaccine for prevention of Monkeypox, distinguishing SARS-CoV-2 persistence and reinfection, Novavax NVX-COV2373 triggers potent neutralization of Omicron sub-lineages, association between regular physical activity a...
Source: virology blog - October 29, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology antiviral coronavirus COVID-19 delta inflammation influenza Long Covid marburg virus monkeypox monoclonal antibody Omicron pandemic poliovirus SARS-CoV-2 vaccine vaccine booster variant of concern Source Type: blogs

Trial By Error: German Draft Report on ME/CFS Raises Alarms for Promoting CBT and GET
By David Tuller, DrPH The European ME Coalition (EMEC) has published a statement about and an analysis of a recently released report about ME/CFS from a Germany agency, the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG). With EMEC’s permission, I have re-posted the statement in full below. The original post can be found … Trial By Error: German Draft Report on ME/CFS Raises Alarms for Promoting CBT and GET Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - October 28, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: David Tuller ME/CFS CBT draft Germany GET Source Type: blogs

Trial By Error: German Draft Report on ME/CFS Raises Alarms for Promoting CBT and GET
By David Tuller, DrPH The European ME Coalition (EMEC) has published a statement about and an analysis of a recently released report about ME/CFS from a Germany agency, the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG). With EMEC’s permission, I have re-posted the statement in full below. The original post can be found […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - October 28, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized CBT draft Germany GET Source Type: blogs