&lt;p&gt;In this episode, Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the CDC’s new booster recommendation and international booster recommendations, the struggle to protect our children from COVID in schools, and recently published studies on respiratory protection.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Email us your questions at &lt;a href="mailto:OsterholmUpdate@umn.edu"&gt;OsterholmUpdate@umn.edu&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Donate now for CIDRAP&amp;#039;s 20th anniversary: &lt;a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/donate"&gt;https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/donate&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;These Hard Days YouTube video: &lt;a href="https://youtu.be/3aXJyXadLcU"&gt;https://youtu.be/3aXJyXadLcU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;View photos of Steph&amp;#039;s beautiful places:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/stephs-beautiful-places"&gt;https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/stephs-beautiful-places&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Episode 72: A Surge in Optimism

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.
CIDRAP’s Chris Dall, MA, is the cohost of the Osterholm Update and a reporter for CIDRAP News. http://www.cidrap.umn.edu