Episode 162: Class is Not Dismissed

Osterholm Update

CIDRAP

Science

4.8 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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In "Class is Not Dismissed," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall review the latest trends in COVID-19 and discuss new human cases of H5N1 influenza. Dr. Osterholm also answers an ID Query on Paxlovid eligibility and shares his perspective on timing the next dose of COVID-19 vaccine. <a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/risk-long-covid-has-ebbed-during-pandemic-mostly-thanks-vaccines-new-data-reveal">Risk of long COVID has ebbed during pandemic, mostly thanks to vaccines, new data reveal</a> (CIDRAP News) <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/how-a-hotel-convention-became-ground-zero-for-this-deadly-bacteria">How a hotel convention became ground zero for this deadly bacteria</a> (PBS News) <a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/newsletter">Sign up for CIDRAP's daily newsletter</a> <a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/osterholm-update-covid-19">MORE EPISODES</a>       <a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/support-cidrap">SUPPORT THIS PODCAST</a>

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Osterholm update, a podcast on COVID-19 and other infectious diseases with Dr Michael Osterholm.
0:15.0	Dr Ostrom is an internationally recognized medical detective and director of the Center for
0:20.3	Infectious Disease Research and Policy or or Sidrapp at the University of Minnesota.
0:25.2	In this podcast, Dr. Ostrom draws on nearly 50 years of experience investigating
0:29.6	infectious disease outbreaks to provide straight talk on the latest infectious disease
0:33.7	and public health threats.
0:36.0	I'm Chris Dahl, reporter for Sidrapp news,
0:38.5	and I'm your host for these conversations.
0:44.0	Welcome back everyone to another episode of the Osterholm Update Podcast.
0:48.0	Last week, as many of you undoubtedly know,
0:50.0	the White House announced that President Biden tested positive for COVID-19.
0:54.0	And it's really no surprise.
0:56.0	President Biden is one of many Americans who are now experiencing SARS COVID-2 infections
1:01.0	amid a summer surge of cases being driven by the flirt variants.
1:06.4	He is vaccinated and boosted and he is experiencing mild symptoms, a White House spokesperson
1:11.1	said of the president in a brief statement that seemed to highlight
1:14.0	how COVID in 2024 is being characterized.
1:18.2	And of course with President Biden's subsequent decision over the weekend to abandon his
1:22.3	re-election campaign, his COVID case is now a little more than a footnote.
1:26.3	But this is not a political podcast, so the latest summer COVID surge will be the lead topic we'll be discussing on this July 25th episode of the
1:34.5	podcast. We'll also look at some recent long COVID news, provide an update on the
1:39.0	latest H5N1 developments, answer an ID query about PACson access, and we'll bring you the latest
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