Screening wastewater for the presence of COVID-19 with Edwin Oh, PhD
The U.S. is in the grips of a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic and the numbers are rising at a rapid pace. A vaccine is what public health officials are banking on to get us out of it. With that...
3 Des 202016min
Michael Osterholm, PhD on lockdowns, masks and COVID-19 testing
President-elect Joe Biden recently announced a new 13 member COVID-19 advisory board to guide his administration during the transition period. One of the members is Center for Infectious Disease Resea...
2 Des 202016min
COVID-19 vaccines update: Outbreak News This Week, Episode 3
In this news podcast, I look at the success and progress of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines and their situation concerning receiving and Emergency Use Authorization (EUA). Today, the Centers for Disea...
2 Des 202012min
Drinking hand sanitizer, vodka eyeballing and vodka tampons??
Russian authorities reported seven deaths recently due to people who drank methanol-tainted hand sanitizer after running out of drinks at a party. In this podcast, I look at the dangers of drinking al...
27 Nov 20209min
Nigeria yellow fever outbreak
In this video, I look at the yellow fever outbreak currently affecting 5 states in Nigeria--Delta, Enugu, Bauchi, and Benue and Ebonyi. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Yellow Fever (...
25 Nov 20209min
Polio in Africa: Vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPVs)
In this short podcast, I look at the situation with vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPVs) in Africa and the Emergency Use Listing recommendation for the type 2 novel oral polio vaccine (nOPV2).
25 Nov 20208min
Ebola outbreak declared over, Chapare virus human-to-human transmission
In this episode, I look at two of the biggest stories (outside of COVID-19) during the past week. The first is the 11th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was declared over a...
25 Nov 202011min
Hepatitis A and the Hep A vaccine
In a topic that has not received nearly enough attention-- since 2016, the US has seen the largest person-to-person Hepatitis A virus outbreak in the post-vaccine era. About two thirds of the states h...
18 Nov 202024min
