Episode 136: Perspective and Humility

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)

From Asymptomatic COVID to Long COVID: Major Advances in Genetic Underpinnings (Eric Topol, Ground Truths)

A common allele of HLA is associated with asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection (Augusto et al., Nature)

Genome-wide Association Study of Long COVID (Lammi et al., MedRxiv)

Genetic Risk Factors for Severe and Fatigue Dominant Long COVID and Commonalities with ME/CFS Identified by Combinatorial Analysis (Taylor et al., MedRxiv)

Vaccine effectiveness of recombinant and standard dose influenza vaccines against influenza related hospitalization using a retrospective test-negative design (Zimmerman et al., Vaccine)