In a sobering interview, the respected infectious disease expert expresses concern over our willful deconstruction of parts of our vaccine infrastructure in Donald Trump’s second term—especially ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The University of Minnesota announced Thursday morning its Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) is spearheading a new push to safeguard vaccine use, policy and ...

A federal judge’s rejection of the nation’s mask mandate for public transportation has reinvigorated a national debate often presented as a black and white issue: to mask or not. However, this ...

Note that Dr. Michael T. Osterholm, an epidemiologist, and his co-author Mark Olshaker, a journalist, use the plural ...

MINNESOTA, USA — With federal health authorities sending conflicting signals on immunizations, the University of Minnesota has launched an independent effort to combat misinformation and evaluate ...

CNN’s Erin Burnett acknowledged Wednesday that Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-KY) banned YouTube commentary on masks was similar to commentary from medical professionals including Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr.

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 ...

The COVID-19 pandemic altered life as we know it and claimed millions of lives in the process, and yet, the next pandemic might be even worse. A new book, called "The Big One: How We Must Prepare for ...