IN this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh cover stories, studies, and general knowledge in their annual influenza special. Along the way they cover the poor decision making of the secretary for health and human services, the confluence of influenza and journal clubs, the original identification and discovery of the flu virus, a sneezy ferret, optimistic media, military vaccine testing, the discovery of seasonal flu changes, the art of flu surveillance, the damage done to surveillance by this administration, alternative vaccine production methods, dosing change recommendations and more! so sit back and catch some knowledge about whats coming to town!

Further Reading

https://utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/jammi-2025-0025

https://www.cdc.gov/fluview/surveillance/2025-week-45.html

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2416779?query=featured_home

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)01742-8/abstract

https://www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712(25)00322-4/fulltext

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