Episode 136: Perspective and Humility

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