Episode 212: Major Roadblocks

As the Ebola crisis continues to escalate in the DRC, we must ask: what will it take to end this outbreak? This is one of many questions Chris Dall and Dr. Michael Osterholm will discuss in this week’s episode. They’ll also cover the flu outbreak at a Texas Air Force base, consider what some newly released CDC emails reveal about the tenure of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, and examine some recent studies on the effectiveness of last season's COVID vaccines. Plus, answering how New World screwworm could affect wildlife and another installment of This Week in Public Health History.
 

Links:
Ebola Symptoms in Current Outbreak May Be Milder Than in Previous Ones (New York Times)

New CDC Leaders Vow to Boost Skeleton Staff Left After. DOGE Cuts (Bloomberg) 

Vaccine RCT spreadsheet aims to show the data, dispel myths about vaccines (CIDRAP)
 

Resources for vaccine and public health advocacy:

Voices for Vaccines

Families Fighting Flu

Vaccinate Your Family

Shot@Life

Medical Reserve Corps

Learn more about the Vaccine Integrity Project

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"Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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