Dr. Osterholm is Regents Professor, McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair in Public Health, the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), Distinguished Teaching ...

As the United States surpasses a record for new COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations, one of President-elect Joe Biden's advisers has suggested a nationwide lockdown. The U.S. has recorded over ...

As a prominent epidemiologist, member of President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 Advisory Board and a frequent expert commentator on the pandemic, Michael Osterholm, PhD, is skilled at transforming complex ...

New developments in the COVID-19 pandemic have one leading epidemiologist re-evaluating his own advice. Dr. Michael Osterholm is the Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy ...

Dr. Michael Osterholm in conversation with MinnPost data journalist Shadi Bushra at MinnPost Festival 2025. Credit: Sarah Morreim We’re highlighting conversations from MinnPost Festival 2025, ...

A nationally recognized expert on infectious diseases, Dr. Osterholm co-founded the Vaccine Integrity Project in 2025 and is the author of THE BIG ONE: How We Must Prepare for Future Deadly Pandemics ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with epidemiologist Michael Osterholm about Thursday's federal vaccine advisory committee meeting and proposed changes to the child vaccination schedule.

After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated their mask guidance to say that people “may choose” to wear N95 and KN95 masks for more protection against COVID-19, Dr. Michael Osterhelm ...

In his latest book, “The Big One,” leading epidemiologist Mike Osterholm charts pandemics throughout history, what’s worked and what hasn’t. As bad as COVID-19 was in terms of fatalities and ...

Mike Zimmer and the Vikings aren't giving up in their efforts to improve the team's poor vaccination rate. They brought in Dr. Michael Osterholm, a "renowned epidemiologist and infectious disease ...

Ralph welcomes back Dr. Michael Osterholm for a COVID check-up. They’ll discuss the latest vaccines, what we know about long-haul COVID, updated testing guidelines, and some of the key lessons we can ...