About this episode

The episode discusses the ongoing Ebola crisis in the DRC, flu outbreaks, CDC emails, and recent studies on COVID vaccine effectiveness.

<p dir="ltr">As the Ebola crisis continues to escalate in the DRC, we must ask: what will it take to end this outbreak? This is one of many questions Chris Dall and Dr. Michael Osterholm will discuss in this week’s episode. They’ll also cover the flu outbreak at a Texas Air Force base, consider what some newly released CDC emails reveal about the tenure of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, and examine some recent studies on the effectiveness of last season's COVID vaccines. Plus, answering how New World screwworm could affect wildlife and another installment of This Week in Public Health History.<br> </p> <p><strong>Links:</strong><br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/health/ebola-symptoms-death-rate.html">Ebola Symptoms in Current Outbreak May Be Milder Than in Previous Ones</a> (New York Times)<br><br><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-29/new-cdc-leaders-vow-to-boost-skeleton-staff-left-after-doge-cuts">New CDC Leaders Vow to Boost Skeleton Staff Left After. DOGE Cuts</a> (Bloomberg) </p> <p dir="ltr"><a…

People in this episode

Host: Chris Dall

Guest: Dr. Michael Osterholm

Topics covered

• Ebola outbreak
• flu outbreak
• COVID vaccines
• public health
• wildlife impact
• CDC emails

Keywords

• Ebola
• flu
• COVID vaccines
• CDC
• public health
• wildlife
• Texas
• Robert F. Kennedy Jr

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CDC

Places: Texas, DRC

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