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Episode 207: Asking the Right Questions

This week Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall talk about Erica Schwartz, the Trump's administration's most recent nomination for...

Apr 23, 2026

Episode 206: What we know about long COVID

This week Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall focus on long COVID, tackling some listener questions and providing context about...

Apr 9, 2026

Episode 205: Disease Waits for No One

In "Disease Waits for No One," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss how a federal judge temporarily blocked Health Secret...

Mar 26, 2026

Episode 204: Holding the Tools

In "Holding the Tools" Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall dive into the latest COVID, flu and RSV activity, discuss the surge i...

Mar 12, 2026

Episode 203: Somebody to Lean On

In "Somebody to Lean On," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss vaccine updates including the FDA’s back-and-forth on the...

Feb 26, 2026

Episode 202: The Bells Still Ring

In "The Bells Still Ring," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss a recent poll on Americans’ trust in vaccine information...

Feb 12, 2026

Episode 201: The Twilight Zone of Immunization

In "The Twilight Zone of Immunization," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss recent comments from CDC officials about measles, the...

Jan 29, 2026

Episode 200: A Moment Among Moments

In the 200th episode of the Osterholm Update, Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss recent changes to the childhood immunization sch...

Jan 15, 2026

Episode 199: Flu Takes Charge

In "Flu Takes Charge" Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall give us an update on the emerging flu season, Dr. Osterholm covers a new poll th...

Jan 2, 2026

Episode 198: Gaps in the Safety Net

In "Gaps in the Safety Net" Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss why we shouldn’t compare other countries’ vaccine schedules to the...

Dec 18, 2025

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Episode 198: Gaps in the Safety Net

In "Gaps in the Safety Net" Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss why we shouldn’t compare other countries’ vaccine schedules to the...

Dec 18, 2025

Special Episode: ACIP's Hepatitis B Vaccine Decisions

In this special episode of the podcast, Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the ACIP's recent decision to end universal hepat...

Dec 8, 2025

Episode 197: Fork in the Road

In "Fork in the Road" Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the changes to the CDC's vaccines and autism page and this week's meetin...

Dec 4, 2025

Episode 196: Flu Shifts: Why Vaccines Still Matter

In "Flu Shifts: Why Vaccines Still Matter," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall review the latest trends and flu and how this year's vacci...

Nov 20, 2025

Episode 195: We Can Make a Difference

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 e...

Oct 30, 2025

Episode 194: Bending Not Breaking

In "Bending Not Breaking," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss recent layoffs and layoff reversals at the CDC, comments from the a...

Oct 16, 2025

Episode 193: Fevers, Furloughs, and Falsehoods

In "Fevers, Furloughs, and Falsehoods," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall break down the CDC’s recent ACIP meeting and the ongoing uncer...

Oct 2, 2025

Special Update: Dysfunction at ACIP

In this special update, Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall recap the events of last week's ACIP meeting and what it means for COVID, MMRV...

Sep 22, 2025

Episode 192: Ice Cream and Shark Attacks

In "Ice Cream and Shark Attacks," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the FDA’s recent decision to authorize updated COVID-19 vacc...

Sep 18, 2025

Episode 191: 'The Big One' with Mark Olshaker, Ann Hennigan Grace, & Dr. Sydney Redepenning

In this week's special episode, Chris Dall interviews Dr. Osterholm and his coauthor Mark Olshaker on their new book The...

Sep 3, 2025

Episode 190: Courage Over Fear

In "Courage Over Fear," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the critical Vaccine Integrity Project respiratory virus immunization...

Aug 21, 2025

Episode 189: Are We at Risk of Losing Our Vaccines?

In "Are We At Risk of Losing Our Vaccines?", Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss declining childhood vaccination rates, a statemen...

Aug 7, 2025

Episode 188: Finding the Light

In "Finding the Light," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss a recent study on aluminum in childhood vaccines, the latest COVID var...

Jul 24, 2025

Episode 187: Stay the Course

In "Stay the Course," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall review the outcomes of the June ACIP meeting and shares updates on the Vaccine I...

Jul 11, 2025

Episode 186: Chaos Reigns

In "Chaos Reigns," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss this week's ACIP meeting, the latest COVID variant data, and the current me...

Jun 26, 2025

Episode 185: Our Light, Our Fight

In "Our Light, Our Fight," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the remaking of the CDC's vaccine advisory group, ACIP, provide a u...

Jun 12, 2025

Episode 184: Fool's Gold: Reframing the Science

In "Fool's Gold: Reframing the Science," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the latest federal actions surrounding vaccine policy...

May 29, 2025

Episode 183: Time to Organize

In "Time to Organize," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss HHS Secretary Kennedy's proposed changes to vaccine policy, the latest...

May 15, 2025

Episode 182: The Vaccine Confidence Crisis

In "The Vaccine Confidence Crisis," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss measles cases in the United States, the latest COVID vacci...

May 1, 2025

Episode 181: Public Health Policy Is Political

In "Public Health Policy is Political," Chris Dall and Dr. Osterholm discuss the ongoing measles outbreak, the latest round of job...

Apr 17, 2025

Episode 180: The April Fool's Tragedy

In "The April Fool's Tragedy," Dr. Osterholm and guest host Dr. Cory Anderson discuss the devastating layoffs and funding cuts in p...

Apr 3, 2025

Episode 179: Remembering Darkness, Sharing Light: Five Years Later

In "Remembering Darkness, Sharing Light: Five Years Later" Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall reflect on the COVID-19 pandemic's 5-year a...

Mar 20, 2025

Episode 178: Mixed Messages: Navigating the Unfolding Confusion

In "Mixed Messages: Navigating the Unfolding Confusion" Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the expected impact of recent cuts to...

Mar 6, 2025

Episode 177: We Cannot Give Up or Give In

In "We Cannot Give Up or Give In" Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the confirmation of RFK Jr. as HHS Secretary, recent layoffs...

Feb 20, 2025

Episode 176: Responding to Shock, Awe, and Censorship

In "Responding to Shock, Awe, and Censorship" Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall provide updates on the latest news in the federal govern...

Feb 6, 2025

Episode 175: Drinking From a Fire Hose: Are We Drowning?

In "Drinking From a Fire Hose: Are We Drowning?" Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss recent actions taken by the Trump administrat...

Jan 23, 2025

Episode 174: The H5N1 Pandemic Cliff: Are We at the Edge?

In "The H5N1 Pandemic Cliff: Are We at the Edge?," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the ongoing challenge of H5N1 influenza, co...

Jan 9, 2025

Episode 173: What Is Safe and Effective?

In "What Is Safe and Effective?," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall cover the evolving situation with H5N1 influenza, discuss the myster...

Dec 19, 2024

Episode 172: A Tunnel of Uncertainty

In "A Tunnel of Uncertainty," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss several of Trump's recent HHS nominations, the latest respirator...

Dec 5, 2024

Episode 171: Serious Challenges Ahead: RFK Jr and a New HHS

In "Serious Challenges Ahead: RFK Jr and a New HHS," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the recent nomination of RFK Jr. as Secre...

Nov 21, 2024

Episode 170: What Happens Now? Public Health in Uncertain Times

In "What Now? Public Health in Uncertain TImes", Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall revisit their discussion on the consequences of the U...

Nov 14, 2024

Episode 169: The Most Important Episode I'll Ever Record

In "The Most Important Episode I'll Ever Record," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the latest respiratory virus trends, two hum...

Oct 31, 2024

Episode 168: Better Times

In "Better Times," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the latest COVID, H5N1, and seasonal influenza data. Dr. Osterholm also ans...

Oct 17, 2024

Episode 167: A Coronavirus Dance

In "A Coronavirus Dance," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the latest COVId trends, the upcoming winter respiratory virus seaso...

Oct 3, 2024

Episode 166: Infectious Diseases Roulette

In this episode, Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall cover the latest infectious disease news on topics including H5N1, mpox, measles, and...

Sep 19, 2024

Episode 165: Frustrating Times: H5N1, Mpox, & Vectorborne Disease

In this episode, Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss H5N1 in cattle, mpox in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the risk of dif...

Sep 5, 2024

Episode 164 Addendum: COVID Vaccine Update

In this addendum to Episode 164, Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the approval of the 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. &l...

Aug 23, 2024

Episode 164: Only the Beginning

In "Only the Beginning," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the mpox public health emergency and the latest COVID-19 an...

Aug 22, 2024

Episode 163: COVID-19 & H5N1: What's Going On?

In this episode, Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the current COVID-19 and H5N1 trends, answer a COVID query about influenza va...

Aug 8, 2024

Episode 162: Class is Not Dismissed

In "Class is Not Dismissed," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall review the latest trends in COVID-19 and discuss new human cases of H5N1...

Jul 25, 2024