In this episode, Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the state of the pandemic in the U.S. and around the world, the impact of COVID on the economy, and the new BA4/BA5 boosters. Dr. Osterholm also provides updates on monkeypox and polio and shares a beautiful place from one of our listeners.

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Push to double up on Covid booster and flu shot may have a downside, experts caution (Helen Branswell, STAT): https://www.statnews.com/2022/09/09/doubling-up-on-covid-booster-flu-shot-may-have-downside/

Inside a city’s struggle to vaccinate gay Black men for monkeypox (Fenit Nirappil, Washington Post): https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/09/12/monkeypox-vaccine-black-gay-men/

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