<description>&amp;lt;p dir="ltr"&amp;gt;In Episode 209, Dr. Michael Osterholm and Chris Dall talk through the response to the hantavirus outbreak and the lingering questions about how the virus spreads. They also discuss a recent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as the latest findings from The Vaccine Integrity Project’s comprehensive review of peer-reviewed evidence on Tdap vaccination during pregnancy.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Links:&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGMmgMke9p8"&amp;gt;Hantavirus Is Not the Next Covid, But Try Telling That to the News Media&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;(The Daily Show)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href="https://vaxintegrity.cidrap.umn.edu/sites/default/files/FINAL%20REPORT%20Tdap%20Vaccine%20in%20Pregnancy%20Evidence%20Review.pdf"&amp;gt;Safety and Effectiveness of Tdap Vaccination During Pregnancy Report&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;(Vaccine Integrity Project)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/anti-science/aluminum-vaccines-not-linked-autism-other-health-problems-study-finds"&amp;gt;Aluminum in vaccines not linked to autism, other health problems, study finds&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; (CIDRAP)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Resources for vaccine and public health advocacy:&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href="https://www.voicesforvaccines.org/get-involved/"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Voices for Vaccines&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href="https://familiesfightingflu.org/take-action/"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Families Fighting Flu&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href="https://vaccinateyourfamily.org/get-involved/"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Vaccinate Your Family&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href="https://shotatlife.org/take-action/"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Shot@Life&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href="https://aspr.hhs.gov/MRC/Pages/index.aspx"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Medical Reserve Corps&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Learn more about the &amp;lt;a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-integrity-project"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Vaccine Integrity Project&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/osterholm-update-covid-19"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;MORE EPISODES&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/support-cidrap"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;SUPPORT THIS PODCAST&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Music:&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;"Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; </description>

Osterholm Update

CIDRAP

Episode 209: Awareness vs. Alarm: Making Sense of the Headlines

MAY 21, 2026-1 MIN
Osterholm Update

Episode 209: Awareness vs. Alarm: Making Sense of the Headlines

MAY 21, 2026-1 MIN

Description

&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;In Episode 209, Dr. Michael Osterholm and Chris Dall talk through the response to the hantavirus outbreak and the lingering questions about how the virus spreads. They also discuss a recent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as the latest findings from The Vaccine Integrity Project’s comprehensive review of peer-reviewed evidence on Tdap vaccination during pregnancy.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Links:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGMmgMke9p8"&gt;Hantavirus Is Not the Next Covid, But Try Telling That to the News Media&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;(The Daily Show)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://vaxintegrity.cidrap.umn.edu/sites/default/files/FINAL%20REPORT%20Tdap%20Vaccine%20in%20Pregnancy%20Evidence%20Review.pdf"&gt;Safety and Effectiveness of Tdap Vaccination During Pregnancy Report&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;(Vaccine Integrity Project)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/anti-science/aluminum-vaccines-not-linked-autism-other-health-problems-study-finds"&gt;Aluminum in vaccines not linked to autism, other health problems, study finds&lt;/a&gt; (CIDRAP)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Resources for vaccine and public health advocacy:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.voicesforvaccines.org/get-involved/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Voices for Vaccines&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://familiesfightingflu.org/take-action/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Families Fighting Flu&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://vaccinateyourfamily.org/get-involved/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Vaccinate Your Family&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://shotatlife.org/take-action/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shot@Life&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://aspr.hhs.gov/MRC/Pages/index.aspx"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Medical Reserve Corps&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Learn more about the &lt;a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-integrity-project"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Vaccine Integrity Project&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/osterholm-update-covid-19"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MORE EPISODES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/support-cidrap"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SUPPORT THIS PODCAST&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Music:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;"Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)&lt;br&gt;Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License&lt;/p&gt;