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Ask Us Anything! – TWIV Mailbag Volume 1
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January 26, 2026 at 11:45 AM
#TWIV 1290 clinical update week 24. Jan 2026

Today's quote: "There are two ways to be fooled: One is to believe what isn't true, the other is to refuse to believe what is true." Søren Kierkegaard
January 24, 2026 at 8:33 PM
#TWIV 1290 clinical update week 24. Jan 2026

Dr. Griffin's bowtie of today: Bedbugs
January 24, 2026 at 8:33 PM
One of the perks of financially supporting This Week in Videogames, besides sustaining truly independent, ad-free games coverage, is that you get the semi-regular chance to ask the Skill Up and TWIV crew anything you want.

Here's the first edition of the TWIV Mailbag! [Paywalled]
Ask Us Anything! – TWIV Mailbag Volume 1
Supporters ask, we answer! The first edition of the TWIV Mailbag features insights on snacks, work/life balance, Shakespeare, and games that made us cry.
thisweekinvideogames.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:49 AM
On This Week in Virology at 10 am and 5 pm Wed. 1/21 from 99.1 FM, WIDE-LP: TWiV 1286: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-12...
TWiV 1286: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello are bewildered and dismayed by RFK Jr’s announced changes in the routine childhood immunization schedule, though not unpredicted, and ...
www.microbe.tv
January 20, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Daniel and Vincent review the JAMA article:

Maternal Vaccine Receipt and Infant Hospital and Emergency Visits for Influenza and Pertussis keeping babies safe by mom getting vaccinated.

Excerpt from TWiV 1288: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
@danielgriffinmdphd.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Fast att vacciner hindrar sjukdom men inte infektion tar de ofta upp på twiv, så han kan ha en poäng.
January 18, 2026 at 2:25 PM
This week even my favourite virology podcast has some positive notes for Denmark and Greenland.

(They're US based, so extra appreciated)

www.microbe.tv/twiv/
This Week in Virology
A podcast about viruses - the kind that make you sick
www.microbe.tv
January 18, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Completely off topic, but I hope that you somehow hear or see that the cast of the This Week in Virology podcast picked two of your books as their picks of the week www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-12...
TWiV 1287: Ancient herpesviruses and modern dementia
TWiV explain the tracing of 2500 years of human betaherpesvirus 6A and 6B diversity through ancient human DNA, the effect of shingles vaccination at different stages of the dementia disease course.
www.microbe.tv
January 18, 2026 at 2:33 AM
#TWIV clinical update week 17. Jan. 2026

Today's quote: "Constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil." Jerry Garcia
January 17, 2026 at 2:21 PM
#TWIV clinical update week 17. Jan. 2026

Dr. Griffin's bowtie of today: Prions
January 17, 2026 at 2:21 PM
#TWIV clinical update week 17. Jan. 2026

Today's recommendation: Stop Spewing Viruses on your fellow humans!
January 17, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Weekly Update on infectious disease information and monitoring
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#virology #TWIV #science #microbes #vaccines #immunization #health
Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
Podcast Episode · This Week in Virology · 01/17/2026 · 45m
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January 17, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Gerne, hab ich auch erst durch den #Podcast
#TWIV, This week in virology von @microbetv.bsky.social gelernt.
Sehr zu empfehlen.
January 16, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Unbedingt machen!
@microbetv.bsky.social hat letztens im Podcast TWIV diese Studie vorgestellt
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41157647/
Lohnt sich sogar, wenn man HPV-positiv ist und sogar, wenn man schon präkanzeröse Läsionen hat!
Impact of Vaccinating Adult Women Who Are HPV-Positive or with Confirmed Cervical SIL with the 9-Valent Vaccine-A Systematic Review - PubMed
Infection with oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) remains a leading cause of cervical cancer and other HPV-related diseases. This situation persists despite the availability of effective prophylactic vaccines. While global vaccination programs have significantly reduced the incidence of HPV in ado …
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
January 16, 2026 at 6:38 PM
This Week in Virology
TWiV 1287:
Ancient herpesviruses and modern dementia

Episode webpage: www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1287

Media file: traffic.libsyn.com/secure/twiv/...
TWiV 1287: Ancient herpesviruses and modern dementia
TWiV explain the tracing of 2500 years of human betaherpesvirus 6A and 6B diversity through ancient human DNA, the effect of shingles vaccination at different stages of the dementia disease course.
www.microbe.tv
January 14, 2026 at 11:54 PM
TWiV reviews the effect of shingles vaccination at different stages of the dementia disease course and discusses the Cell Journal article: The effect of shingles vaccination at different stages of the dementia disease course.

Excerpt from TWiV 1287: Ancient herpesviruses and modern dementia
January 13, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Did you know Cassidy (MD) actually spoke with Dr. Paul Offit (pediatrician, cofounder of RotaTeq vaccine) via letter about RFK Jr. prior to the vote? Dr. Offit discussed his issues and Cassidy still voted to confirm.
Here is the TWiV podcast:

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Beyond the Noise #65: An open letter to Senator William Cassidy (R, La)
YouTube video by MicrobeTV
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January 13, 2026 at 4:06 PM
We're looking for a News Editor to join TWIV. Ideal candidate would have proven experience with:

- Working in news for a games outlet
- Conducting original reporting
- Mentoring junior writers

...and genuinely enjoy writing news, diving deep, and talking to people. UK timezone preferred. Email me.
January 13, 2026 at 10:17 AM