Episode 134: Good News
Osterholm Update
CIDRAP
4.8 • 2.9K Ratings
🗓️ 29 June 2023
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
In "Good News," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the state of the pandemic in the U.S. and internationally, a recent report on the origins of the pandemic, and the VRBPAC decision on monovalent boosters. Dr. Osterholm also shares an update on influenza in the southern hemisphere and shares a moment of joy from one of our listeners.
- What I need to tell America before I leave the CDC (Rochelle Walensky, New York Times)
- CIDRAP's Chronic Wasting Disease page
- Support this podcast
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Ostrome Update, a podcast on COVID-19 and other infectious diseases |
| 0:13.5 | with Dr. Michael Ostrome. Dr. Ostrome is an internationally recognized medical detective |
| 0:19.1 | and director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, or SIDRAP, at |
| 0:23.5 | the University of Minnesota. In this podcast, Dr. Ostrome draws on nearly 50 years of experience |
| 0:29.0 | investigating infectious disease outbreaks to provide straight talk on the latest infectious disease |
| 0:34.5 | and public health threats. I'm Chris Dahl, reporter for SIDRAP News, and I'm your host for |
| 0:39.5 | these conversations. Welcome back everyone to another episode of the Ostrome Update podcast. |
| 0:48.1 | Late last week, US intelligence agencies issued a declassified report on what they know about |
| 0:53.1 | the potential origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the beginnings of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 0:58.8 | In short, while the report provided some new insights, it did not settle the debate over whether |
| 1:03.8 | the pandemic originated from a natural spillover from animals to humans or from a leak at a Chinese |
| 1:09.1 | laboratory where scientists were studying coronaviruses. That's one of the topics we're going to discuss |
| 1:14.1 | on this June 29th episode of the podcast after we take a look at the international and national |
| 1:19.3 | COVID trends. We'll also discuss the FDA's recommendation for the next round of COVID-19 vaccines |
| 1:25.0 | and some parting words from the outgoing CDC director. Answer a COVID query about the |
| 1:29.4 | public health value of the COVID vaccines, review the latest flu data from the Southern hemisphere, |
| 1:34.4 | and talk about SIDRAP's chronic wasting disease research, and we'll share a moment of joy |
| 1:39.3 | submission from one of our listeners. But before we get started, as always, we'll begin with Dr. |
| 1:44.0 | Ostrome's opening comments and dedication. Thank you, Chris, and welcome back to all the podcast |
| 1:51.6 | family. It means a great deal to be able to be with you again here today. And anyone who might be |
| 1:56.1 | listening to the podcast for the first time, I hope that we're able to provide you with the kind |
| 2:00.4 | of information that you're looking for that is helpful to you in responding to COVID and the other |
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