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The Osterholm Update: COVID-19

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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 (C...

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Listen to The Osterholm Update: COVID-19, a Science & Medicine podcast by CIDRAP. Stream 221 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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Episode 211: A System Held With Duct Tape

<p dir="ltr">This week, Chris Dall and Dr. Michael Osterholm bring the latest on the Ebola outbreak in the DRC, what the World Cup mea...

Jun 18, 2026

Episode 208: Bad News, Good News

<p dir="ltr">This week on the Osterholm Update, Chris Dall and Dr. Osterholm dissect the latest results of Paxlovid trials and what th...

May 7, 2026

Episode 207: Asking the Right Questions

<p dir="ltr">This week Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall talk about Erica Schwartz, the Trump's administration's most recent nomination for...

Apr 23, 2026

Episode 205: Disease Waits for No One

<p dir="ltr">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

<p dir="ltr">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

<p dir="ltr">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

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

Feb 12, 2026

Episode 200: A Moment Among Moments

<p>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

<p>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

<p>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

<p>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

Episode 197: Fork in the Road

<p>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 195: We Can Make a Difference

<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 e...

Oct 30, 2025

Episode 194: Bending Not Breaking

<p>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