TWiV 596: COVID-19 - an ounce of prevention
- Author
- Vincent Racaniello
- Published
- Thu 02 Apr 2020
- Episode Link
- https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-596/
TWiV covers trials of hydroxychloroquine and convalescent plasma therapy for COVID-19, and answers listener questions on blood tests for antibodies, cross-protection among coronaviruses, acquiring infection from food or the gas pump, face masks containing copper, and much more.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit
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Links for this episode- Emergency use of hydroxychloroquine (FDA)
- Trial of hydroxycholorquine in COVID-19 patients (China, France)
- COVID-19 in critically ill patients, Seattle (NEJM)
- Feasibility of convalescent plasma therapy for COVID-19 (medRxiv)
- Letters read on TWiV 596
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees.
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