Episode 125: Masks, Memories, & Middle Ground

Abstract

In "Masks, Memories, & Middle Ground," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the state of the pandemic in the US and around the world, the newly released CIDRAP Coronavirus Vaccine R&D Roadmap, and the rise of vaccine misinformation and disinformation. CIDRAP's Coronavirus Vaccines R&D Roadmap (https://cvr.cidrap.umn.edu/roadmap); "A research and development (R&;D) roadmap for broadly protective coronavirus vaccines: a pandemic preparedness strategy," Moore et al., Vaccine (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.02.032); "The time is now for committed and comprehensive action to attain more broadly protective coronavirus vaccines: the coronavirus vaccines R&D roadmap," Margaret Hamburg and Gregory A. Poland, Vaccine (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.02.053); "COMMENTARY: Wear a respirator, not a cloth or surgical mask, to protect against respiratory viruses," Brosseau et al. (https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/commentary-wear-respirator-not-cloth-or-surgical-mask-protect-against-respiratory-viruses); Max (https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/sites/default/files/Max.JPG); A Fly Fisherman and his Fly Fishing Companion (https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/sites/default/files/FlyFishermanCompanion.png); Gayle's Beautiful Place (https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/sites/default/files/GaylesBeautifulPlace.jpeg)