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CDC urges in-person learning for schools

… Director Robert Redfield says. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body The head of the Centers for Disease Control and … 6 to 13 times more likely to die from influenza than from COVID-19, and that school closures that began in the spring … made the comments after the country reported 68,633 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, with 1,114 deaths, according to the …
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News Scan for Jun 08, 2020

… Jun 08, 2020 Bullet points New Ebola outbreak grows Low COVID-19 test sensitivity No evidence of COVID hydroxychloroquine benefits Repeat flu vaccine … 5 virological.org post WHO online Ebola dashboard   Low COVID-19 diagnostic test sensitivity complicates containment, …

COVAX gets Pfizer vaccine as UK warns variant may be deadlier

… more deadly than older strains. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body The COVAX plan to ensure that poorer nations have timely access to COVID-19 vaccines got a major boost in the arm today with an … and Maria Van Kerkhove, PhD, the WHO's technical lead for COVID-19, said the group didn't have full information on the …
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ECDC ups BA.4, BA.5 to variants of concern, warns of case rises

… in the Northeast and Midwest. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body The European Centre for Disease Prevention and … cases has also come with rising case numbers and rising COVID-19 test positivity. With 12% to 13% growth advantage … followed. In other global developments: In North Korea's COVID-19 surge, Leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the military …
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News Scan for Dec 28, 2021

… … News Scan for Dec 28, 2021 Bullet points Breakthrough COVID and immune dysfunction Omicron-neutralizing antibody … with immune dysfunction at higher risk of breakthrough COVID Full vaccination against COVID-19 was associated with reduced risk of breakthrough …

News Scan for Feb 04, 2022

… Feb 04, 2022 … News Scan for Feb 04, 2022 Bullet points COVID vaccination and HIV status Antibiotic misuse and … Body Adults living with HIV in New York had lower COVID-19 vaccine uptake COVID-19 vaccine uptake among adults living with HIV in New …

China's CoronaVac vaccine shows good efficacy in 2 studies

… lower than with mRNA vaccines. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Two new large studies of China's CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine showed good efficacy against symptomatic … 32 of 3,568 (0.90%) in the placebo group had symptomatic COVID-19 at least 14 days after their second dose, for a …
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News Scan for Jul 14, 2020

… Jul 14, 2020 … News Scan for Jul 14, 2020 Bullet points COVID impact on HIV, TB, malaria Coronavirus risks in kids … 5 years because of health service disruptions amid the COVID-19 pandemic and response, according to a modeling study … heavily affected areas may expect that the impact of COVID-19 disruption on years of life lost could be similar to …

Report: Pharma firms must boost access for LMICs, R&D for pandemic threats

… report reveals encouraging investments but also persistent COVID-19 vaccine inequity and a nearly vacant pipeline for … Infectious disease topics Antimicrobial Stewardship COVID-19 Ebola Marburg Resilient Drug Supply Viral … reveals encouraging investments—as well as persistent COVID-19 vaccine inequity and a nearly vacant pipeline for …
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News Scan for Jun 17, 2020

… Scan for Jun 17, 2020 Bullet points Masks leaking droplets COVID-19 in Seattle health workers Body Face masks allow … to escape, study finds In a study with implications for COVID-19 transmission, mild coughing can expel small saliva … of Physics press release   Study shows 5% rate of COVID-19 among symptomatic healthcare workers Seattle emerged …

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Jun 03, 2021

… for Jun 03, 2021 Bullet points Stewardship guidelines for COVID patients UK antibiotic development investment Body Antibiotic guidelines for COVID patients linked to reduced prescribing Guidelines for … for community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP) in COVID-19 patients at a Chicago hospital were associated with …

News Scan for Dec 20, 2021

… Dec 20, 2021 … News Scan for Dec 20, 2021 Bullet points COVID-19 and acute kidney injury H5N1 avian flu in fox, wild birds Body COVID ICU patients with acute kidney injury at higher risk … at the online Euroanaesthesia conference suggests that, of COVID-19 patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), …

News Scan for Mar 09, 2022

… Mar 09, 2022 Bullet points Post-hospital dexamethasone for COVID COVID-19-like virus in pangolins Body Continuing dexamethasone after COVID hospital release shows no benefit Continuing the …
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A BA.4 and BA.5 World

In this episode, Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the state of the pandemic in the U.S. and around the world, the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants, and the recent approval of vaccines for children under 5. Dr. Osterholm also provides an update on monkeypox and shares a Celebration of Life from one of our listeners. 

June 23, 2022

Variant virus gains bigger foothold in UK as cases surge

… African SARS-CoV-2 variant. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Developments with variant SARS-CoV-2 continued to dominate global COVID-19 news today, with the United Kingdom reporting more … "We are continuing to see unprecedented levels of COVID-19 infection across the UK, which is of extreme …
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News Scan for Apr 15, 2022

… Apr 15, 2022 … News Scan for Apr 15, 2022 Bullet points COVID, upper airway infection in kids Avian flu detected in … and Israel Body Upper airway infections in kids with COVID-19 rose with Omicron surge Rates of upper airway … such as croup and bacterial tracheitis among pediatric COVID-19 patients, though low, rose after the Omicron variant …

News Scan for Jul 26, 2022

… Jul 26, 2022 … News Scan for Jul 26, 2022 Bullet points COVID vaccine and myocarditis in kids European AMR data AAV2 acute hepatitis link Body Study: COVID vaccine doesn't raise risk of myopericarditis in kids … different among children ages 5 to 11 years after COVID-19 vaccination from that of unvaccinated children and …

News Scan for Dec 13, 2021

… Dec 13, 2021 Bullet points FDA food outbreak response plan COVID-19 and long incubations H5N6 avian flu case in China … of Minnesota independent report   10% of Chinese COVID patients may have had incubations of 14+ days A modeling study of COVID-19 patients in China in 2020 published late last week …

News Scan for Jan 04, 2022

… for Jan 04, 2022 Bullet points Lung function after mild COVID RSV and quality of life impacts Avian flu outbreaks in … Body Study finds measurable drop in lung volume after mild COVID infection Nonhospitalized patients who recovered from asymptomatic to mild COVID-19 can experience small but measurable drops in dynamic …

Older people as unwilling as youth to isolate during pandemic

… Officials must revisit their approach in order to minimize COVID-19 deaths, the study author says. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body A survey of 72,417 adults in 27 countries, … suggests that, despite their increased risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes, people older than 60 years are no more …
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News Scan for Aug 20, 2020

… Aug 20, 2020 … News Scan for Aug 20, 2020 Bullet points COVID-19 and breastfeeding Routine vaccine uptake in teens … outbreak tied to peaches Global flu, vaccine guidance Body COVID-19 not likely passed from moms to babies through breast … researchers studying the breast milk of 18 women with COVID-19 found coronavirus RNA—but not live virus—in 1 of 64 …

News Scan for Jul 05, 2022

… Jul 05, 2022 … News Scan for Jul 05, 2022 Bullet points COVID-related croup amid Omicron Convalescent plasma for COVID-19 DRC Ebola outbreak over Ice cream and deadly … H5N1 avian flu in Maine seals Body Cases of kids with COVID-19 and croup rose amid Omicron surge A new study shows …

Episode 42: Calling an Audible

In this episode, Dr. Osterholm and host Chris Dall discuss the latest challenges related to variants of concern, the case for delaying second doses of current vaccines to broaden access to first doses, and double masking.

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February 4, 2021

Episode 43: A Realist Adjusts the Sails

In this episode, Dr. Osterholm and host Chris Dall discuss the current trajectory of the pandemic and inconsistent public health messaging in the US, the latest information on variants and considerations for prioritizing first doses of vaccine, and questions related to the safety of dental and medical care amid the pandemic.

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February 10, 2021

Episode 31: Pay to Prevail

In this episode, Dr. Osterholm and host Chris Dall discuss the pandemic's growing strain on healthcare systems across the US, limitations of modeling, the concept of paying to prevail, encouraging news in the vaccine world, and the implications of infected mink in Denmark.

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November 12, 2020

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