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Michael Osterholm: Be Afraid - Very Afraid - of RFK Jr. & the Next Pandemic
Podcast Episode | 65 min | News
John welcomes world-renowned epidemiologist Dr. Michael Osterholm to discuss the threats to America's public health system under Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Osterholm catalogs the damage Donald Trump's Secretary of Health and Human Services has...See moreJohn welcomes world-renowned epidemiologist Dr. Michael Osterholm to discuss the threats to America's public health system under Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Osterholm catalogs the damage Donald Trump's Secretary of Health and Human Services has inflicted in just seven months in office; the misstatements and misinformation he put forward in his recent appearance before the Senate; and his especially dangerous and scientifically baseless views regarding vaccines. Osterholm also discusses his new book, "The Big One: How We Must Prepare for Future Deadly Pandemics"-arguing that America is doing worse than nothing to ready itself for the all but certain eventuality of an outbreak far more deadly than Covid. See less
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Sep 15, 2025 (United States)

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