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Osterholm Update

Episode 195: We Can Make a Difference

Osterholm Update

CIDRAP

Science

4.8 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

<p>NOTE: In order to align our schedule with the holidays, we will not be releasing an episode on 11/13. We'll be back with our next episode on 11/20 and will resume our biweekly release schedule.</p> <p>In "We Can Make a Difference," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the recent publication from CIDRAP's Vaccine Integrity Project, an upcoming collaboration between CIDRAP and NEJM Evidence, and the latest measles and respiratory virus data. Dr. Osterholm also answers an ID Query about how the government shutdown is impacting public health surveillance and shares another "This Week in Public Health History" segment.</p> <p><a href="https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsa2514268">Updated Evidence for Covid-19, RSV, and Influenza Vaccines for 2025–2026</a> (Scott et al., New England Journal of Medicine)</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh5hP6zcVrs"><strong>Vaccine Integrity Project - Response to HHS claims about vaccines (Oct 2025)</strong></a></p> <p>Resources for vaccine and public health advocacy:</p> <p><a href="https://www.voicesforvaccines.org/get-involved/"><strong>Voices for Vaccines</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://familiesfightingflu.org/take-action/"><strong>Families Fighting Flu</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://vaccinateyourfamily.org/get-involved/"><strong>Vaccinate Your Family</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://shotatlife.org/take-action/"><strong>Shot@Life</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://aspr.hhs.gov/MRC/Pages/index.aspx"><strong>Medical Reserve Corps</strong></a></p> <p>Learn more about the <a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-integrity-project"><strong>Vaccine Integrity Project</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/osterholm-update-covid-19"><strong>MORE EPISODES</strong></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/support-cidrap"><strong>SUPPORT THIS PODCAST</strong></a></p>

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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.

0:15.4

Dr. Ostrome is an internationally recognized medical detective and director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, or CIDRAP, at the University of Minnesota. In this podcast, Dr. O. Strom

0:27.0

draws on nearly 50 years of experience investigating infectious disease outbreaks to provide

0:31.8

straight talk on the latest infectious disease and public health threats. I'm Chris Dahl,

0:37.2

reporter for CidWap News, and I'm your host for these conversations.

0:44.3

Welcome back, everyone, to another episode of the Ostrom Update podcast.

0:48.3

It may be an understatement, but when it comes to infectious diseases and public health,

0:53.3

we are living in a time of great

0:55.0

uncertainty.

0:56.6

25 years after measles was declared officially eliminated in the U.S., we have the highest

1:01.7

number of measles cases we've seen since 1992, and a growing outbreak in the southwest is

1:07.2

pushing those numbers even higher.

1:09.5

And after a few quiet months, we are again seeing a surge in avian flu in bird populations,

1:14.6

with the ever-present threat of a single mutation that could start another human pandemic.

1:19.6

We're also entering respiratory virus season in the midst of a government shutdown that has brought federal surveillance to a halt.

1:26.6

On top of all that,

1:28.6

our federal health leaders seem to be intent on undermining the vaccine infrastructure

1:32.1

that has contributed to dramatic reductions in the numbers of children who become sick or die

1:36.6

from preventable infectious diseases. On this October 30th episode of the Osteram Update,

1:42.5

we're going to discuss all of these challenges,

1:44.4

as well as some of the steps that we're taking here at Sidrap to address them.

1:48.4

We'll also assess the current picture for COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses,

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