554 - A Bleak Winter? Modeling the Next Six Months of COVID, Flu, and RSV
Public Health On Call
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
4.6 • 644 Ratings
🗓️ 12 December 2022
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Dr. Shaun Truelove, an infectious disease epidemiologist, returns to the podcast to talk with Dr. Josh Sharfstein about the latest models for the COVID-19 Scenario Modeling Hub. They discuss the possibility of another COVID surge this winter as well as what models can tell us about other respiratory diseases like flu and RSV, and factors like the flu and bivalent vaccines. Please vote for the podcast in the Signal Listener's Choice Awards! Info here
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Public Health On Call, a podcast from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. |
| 0:12.0 | I'm Joshua Sharfstein, Vice Dean for Public Health Practice and Community Engagement, |
| 0:16.9 | and a former health commissioner here in Baltimore. |
| 0:19.7 | Our goal is to bring evidence and experience to illuminate critical public health issues. |
| 0:25.4 | If you have questions or ideas for us, please send an email to public health question at jh.h.orgia. |
| 0:31.1 | That's public health question at jh.u.edu for future podcast episodes. |
| 0:41.1 | Hi, listeners. I'm Lindsay Smith-Rogers, producer, Public Health on Call. |
| 0:47.6 | Our last episode of 2022 will be December 16th. We'll return with a new season of the podcast on Wednesday, January 4th. In season 7, we'll be launching Climate Mondays, a series of episodes dedicated to hope and change. |
| 0:57.3 | Guest host, Shelley Hearn, director of the Johns Hopkins Learner Center for Public Health Advocacy. |
| 1:02.7 | We'll talk with leaders working at the intersection of climate change and public health, |
| 1:07.2 | doing innovative work with the through line that we can do something about climate change. |
| 1:12.6 | These conversations are fun and engaging, and we hope they'll bring fresh energy to an often |
| 1:18.0 | daunting topic. We'll also continue to talk about COVID and other infectious diseases, aging, |
| 1:24.6 | mental health, solutions for gun violence, and more. And of course, we'll continue to |
| 1:29.5 | cover the need for investments in public health infrastructure and surveillance for future |
| 1:34.0 | pandemic threats. A few thank you as we wind down this season of the podcast. First, to our |
| 1:40.3 | interns, Kirti Baum, Caroline Wang, and Hannah Bennett, who bring fresh ideas and much-needed |
| 1:45.6 | support for the team. We'd also like to thank you, our listeners, for sharing your ideas |
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| 2:01.0 | Public Health Question at jhhhu.edu. That's public health question at jhut.edu. Thank you for being |
| 2:09.3 | part of this podcast. Today, we hear what the winter may have in store for us. Our guest is |
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