Osterholm Update

CIDRAP

A weekly report on the COVID-19 pandemic from infectious disease expert Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH. Dr. Osterholm is the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota and has spent a career investigating outbreaks. Since 2005, he has emphasized supply chain and other vulnerabilities and a critical need for pandemic preparedness. In this podcast, Dr. Osterholm dissects the latest COVID-19 news, data, and guidance. CIDRAP’s Chris Dall, MA, is the cohost of the Osterholm Update and a reporter for CIDRAP News. http://www.cidrap.umn.edu

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Osterholm Update

Episodes (213)

Feb 26th Episode 203: Somebody to Lean On
Feb 12th Episode 202: The Bells Still Ring
Jan 29th Episode 201: The Twilight Zone of Immunization

Osterholm Update

Feb 26, 2026
40 MB

In "Somebody to Lean On," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss vaccine updates including the FDA’s back-and-forth on the Moderna vaccine, leadership shake-ups at institutions like the CDC, and the current state of measles in the US. Dr. Osterholm will also bring you a respiratory virus update, including current vaccine guidance for flu, COVID and RSV. Op-Ed: The FDA refused to review a flu vaccine, contrary to evidence. Now the agency reversed itself (CIDRAP) The State of US Vaccine Policy (CIDRAP and Unbiased Science) Dentists still write millions of...

Osterholm Update

Episode 203: Somebody to Lean On

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