{"podcast":{"title":"Osterholm Update","slug":"osterholm-update-744108","podcast_index_feed_id":744108,"rss_url":"https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/podcast-series/1000039/v1/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/osterholm-update","image_url":"https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/sites/default/files/styles/podcast_feed/public/podcast-cover-image/OsterholmUpdate%20Logo%202023FINAL.jpg?itok=Sx5-FIp-","author":"CIDRAP","episode_count":218,"summary":"<p>A weekly report on the COVID-19 pandemic from infectious disease expert Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH. Dr. Osterholm is the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota and has spent a career investigating outbreaks. Since 2005, he has emphasized supply chain and other vulnerabilities and a critical need for pandemic preparedness. In this podcast, Dr. Osterholm dissects the latest COVID-19 news, data, and guidance.</p> <p>CIDRAP’s Chris Dall, MA, is the cohost of the Osterholm Update and a reporter for CIDRAP News. http://www.cidrap.umn.edu</p>","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/osterholm-update-744108"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 198: Gaps in the Safety Net","slug":"episode-198-gaps-in-the-safety-net","published_at":"2025-12-18T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/osterholm-update-744108/episode-198-gaps-in-the-safety-net","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/osterholm-update-744108","url":"https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/anti-science/episode-198-gaps-safety-net","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.cidrap.umn.edu/sites/default/files/media/covid-19-podcasts/Osterholm%20Update%20Ep%20198-%20PE.mp3","summary":"&lt;p&gt;In \"Gaps in the Safety Net\" Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss why we shouldn’t compare other countries’ vaccine schedules to the US schedule. Dr. Osterholm continues to cover the recent infant botulism outbreak, and he answers an ID Query about New World Screwworm.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&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;","meta_description":"<p>In \"Gaps in the Safety Net\" Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss why we shouldn’t compare other countries’ vaccine schedules to the US schedule.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":null,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/osterholm-update-744108/episodes/episode-198-gaps-in-the-safety-net/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/osterholm-update-744108/episode-198-gaps-in-the-safety-net.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}