TWiV 635: Mask hysteria

Daniel Griffin provides a clinical update on COVID-19, then we review SARS-CoV-2 shedding in children, how to resume school safely, the need for widespread testing and wearing face masks, and much more, including listener email.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker

Guests: Daniel Griffin and Chuck Knirsch

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Links for this episode

• Infectious SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharynx of youth (Emerg Inf Dis)
• SARS-CoV-2 viral load by patient age (Hosp Charité)
• Viral load in children with COVID-19 (Emerg Inf Dis)
• Role of children in SARS-CoV-2 transmission (virology blog)
• Letters read on TWiV 635
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

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