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Osterholm Update

Episode 138: More Confusing Times

Osterholm Update

CIDRAP

Science

4.8 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2023

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the state of the pandemic in the U.S. and around the world, the latest research on long COVID, and the recently approved RSV vaccine for infants.

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

0:23.4

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

0:34.0

disease and public health threats. I'm Chris Dahl, reporter for SIDRAP News, and I'm your

0:39.1

host for these conversations. Welcome back, everyone, to another episode of the Ostrome Update

0:47.4

podcast. Over the weekend, Biden administration officials said they were preparing a program to

0:52.5

encourage Americans to get COVID-19 booster shots in the coming months, though COVID hospitalizations

0:58.2

and deaths in the U.S. remain well below where they were during the worst months of the pandemic.

1:03.0

They have been rising, and CDC officials say they are now tracking a highly-mutated new variant

1:08.1

that's been detected in the U.S. and a handful of other countries. We will be encouraging all

1:12.8

Americans to get those boosters in addition to flu shots and RSV shots, a White House official

1:17.5

told writers, but will Americans take that advice? Those are some of the topics we're going to discuss

1:22.8

on this August 24 episode of the podcast, as we look at the international national COVID trends,

1:28.5

and dive into what we know about the latest COVID variant. We'll also look at trends in routine

1:33.6

childhood vaccinations since the beginning of the pandemic, discuss the latest news on RSV

1:38.6

immunization for infants, and provide an update on the timeline for COVID, flu, and RSV shots

1:44.4

for adults. We'll also address an infectious disease query about the pathogens that keep Dr.

1:49.8

Oostrom up at night and share our latest moment of joy submission. But before we get started,

1:55.0

as always, we'll begin with Dr. Oostrom's opening comments and dedication.

2:00.9

Thanks, Chris, and welcome back to the podcast family. We're so glad you're with us today,

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