A Reason for Hope

Osterholm Update

CIDRAP

Science

4.8 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2022

⏱️ 82 minutes

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In "A Reason for Hope," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the state of the pandemic in the U.S. and around the world, the trajectory of the monkeypox outbreak, and why we should remain hopeful for the future, even in the face of COVID.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Ostrome Update COVID-19, a podcast on the COVID-19 pandemic with
0:11.8	Dr. Michael Ostrome.
0:13.8	Dr. Ostrome is an internationally recognized medical detective and director of the Center
0:18.0	for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, or CITRAP, at the University of Minnesota.
0:23.0	In this podcast, Dr. Ostrome will draw on more than 45 years of experience investigating
0:27.2	infectious disease outbreaks to provide straight talk on the COVID-19 pandemic.
0:32.1	I'm Chris Dahl, reporter for CITRAP News, and I'm your host for these conversations.
0:41.5	Welcome back everyone, to another episode of the Ostrome Update Podcast.
0:45.8	As we near the end of our third COVID summer, it's time once again to take stock of where
0:50.3	we are in this pandemic and where we might be going.
0:53.4	While cases have been slightly declining here in the United States and elsewhere over the
0:56.7	last two weeks, we remain on the high plane plateau that Dr. Ostrome talked about in our
1:01.6	last episode.
1:02.6	And with many K-12 and college students either back in school or headed back, we could see
1:07.5	case numbers start to rise again.
1:09.8	At the same time, updated COVID-19 booster shots could be ready to go as soon as next week.
1:15.1	But will there be enough people interested in getting those shots to make a difference?
1:18.9	And will there be enough money to mount the type of vaccine outreach efforts that are
1:22.3	needed to increase booster uptake?
1:25.0	These are some of the issues we'll be discussing on the September 1st episode of the podcast.
1:29.3	We'll also talk about the latest data on Paxlovid, give you an update on the monkey pox outbreak,
1:34.8	and answer a COVID query that asks some really difficult questions about the future of the
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