Episode 136: Perspective and Humility

Abstract

In "Perspective and Humility," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the state of the pandemic in the U.S. and internationally, a recent study on recombinant flu vaccines, and respiratory protection in healthcare settings. "UN Report: Global hunger numbers rose to as many as 828 million in 2021, WHO (https://www.who.int/news/item/06-07-2022-un-report--global-hunger-numbers-rose-to-as-many-as-828-million-in-2021); "From Asymptomatic COVID to Long COVID: Major Advances in Genetic Underpinnings," Eric Topol, Ground Truths (https://erictopol.substack.com/p/from-asymptomatic-covid-to-long-covid); "A common allele of HLA is associated with asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection," Augusto et al., Nature(https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06331-x); "Genome-wide Association Study of Long COVID," Lammi et al., MedRxiv (https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.06.29.23292056v1); "Genetic Risk Factors for Severe and Fatigue Dominant Long COVID and Commonalities with ME/CFS Identified by Combinatorial Analysis," Taylor et al., MedRxiv (https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.07.13.23292611v1); "Vaccine effectiveness of recombinant and standard dose influenza vaccines against influenza related hospitalization using a retrospective test-negative design," Zimmerman et al.,Vaccine (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.06.056)