Dr. Michael Osterholm

director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota; former advisor to President Biden’s pandemic response

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Michael Osterholm is director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota and professor at its School of Public Health.

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“This virus continues to throw 210 mile [per hour] curveballs at us all the time. … We don't know which virus is going to show up tomorrow,” says Dr. Michael Osterholm.

COVID still throws 210 mph curveballs at Americans, says doctor

“This virus continues to throw 210 mile [per hour] curveballs at us all the time. … We don't know which virus is going to show up tomorrow,” says Dr. Michael Osterholm.

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