&lt;p&gt;In "Shutting Down Misinformation," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the state of the pandemic in the US and around the world, China’s struggle to keep up with its dramatic rise in COVID cases and deaths, and the vaccine misinformation that is spreading on social media.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Articles mentioned in this episode:&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;a href="https://erictopol.substack.com/p/the-bivalent-vaccine-booster-outperforms"&gt;The bivalent booster outperforms&lt;/a&gt;, Eric Topol (https://erictopol.substack.com/p/the-bivalent-vaccine-booster-outperforms)&lt;br&gt;
	&lt;a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2798990"&gt;COVID-19 and Excess All-Cause Mortality in the US and 20 Comparison Countries, June 2021-March 2022&lt;/a&gt;, A. Bilinkski et al (https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2798990)
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Episode 123: Nowhere Land

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