A Better Pandemic Playbook (w/Dr. Monica Gandhi)

Dr. Gandhi talks Flu/RSV/COVID, China's zero-COVID response, MPox, and lessons from HIV for the next pandemic—while searching for true meaning beyond our apparent divisions. Here's the paper summarizing her proposed pandemic playbook: https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s12889-021-12082-z.pdf All our episodes with Dr. Monica Gandhi: https://zdoggmd.com/tag/dr-monica-gandhi/ Topics & Timecodes: 00:00 Intro 03:27 Influenza, RSV & COVID, "immune debt," viral interference, population immunity, targeted boosting, pregnancy & immunity 12:30 Bivalent boosters, age stratified risk, flu shot uptake, public health’s vaccine messaging failures, China’s zero-COVID policy, mRNA vaccines & the immunocompromised 22:53 Mpox (formerly monkeypox) messaging, why at-risk population targeting is so important 28:17 Monica’s new book Endemic: A Post-Pandemic Playbook, HIV lessons learned but not applied to the COVID pandemic, harm reduction, school closures, global vaccine equity, planning for future pandemics 37:42 Social divisiveness & the moral matrix, societal harms due to the pandemic response, mental health, substance abuse & suicide, the Alt-Middle 44:15 Burnout, healing divisiveness, fostering compassion, searching for meaning through connection, waking up to what “is” 57:46 Final thoughts Free for this important episode: reflect on what you learned during this show and earn up to 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit (applicable to physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, PAs): https://earnc.me/XOOrby For all other health professionals, please check with your state board as to whether they accept these AMA credits for CE requirements. Please note, credit is earned not from the content of the episode, but from your reflection on the content. Powered by CMEfy – a seamless way for busy clinician learners to discover Internet Point-of-Care Learning opportunities that reward CME credits & more. Video archive, audio podcast, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership, merch, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd Support us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email thank you from me: https://paypal.me/zdoggmd More about Dr. Z: https://zdoggmd.com/about-z


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