Osterholm, MichaelDall, Chris2024-02-092024-02-092023-12-14https://hdl.handle.net/11299/260737Runtime 1:12:06In "A Seasonless Virus," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the latest COVID-19 trends in the U.S. and around the world, provide an update on influenza and RSV activity, and review two recent studies on long COVID. Dr. Osterholm also answers a listener question on fomite transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and celebrates a recent event in public health history. "Report underscores financial pressure of long COVID on families," CIDRAP News (https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/report-underscores-financial-pressure-long-covid-families); "5% of COVID-infected US veterans still had symptoms up to 1 year later," CIDRAP News (https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/5-covid-infected-us-veterans-still-had-symptoms-1-year-later); "SARS-CoV-2 disease severity and transmission efficiency is increased for airborne compared to fomite exposure in Syrian hamsters," Port et al, Nature Communications (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-25156-8); "High prevalence of multidrug-resistant infections reported in Ukraine hospitals," CIDRAP News (https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobial-stewardship/high-prevalence-multidrug-resistant-infections-reported-ukraine-hospitals)Episode 146: A Seasonless VirusAudio