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Infectious disease expert Dr. Michael Osterholm says we’re facing a winter of “COVID hell.”

Osterholm, director of the University of Minnesota’s 

Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy

, took questions from staff, students and alumni of St. Olaf College during a 

 with the school’s Institute for Freedom and Community on Tuesday. Institute Director Prof. Edmund Santurri moderated the conversation.

He talked about his role on President-elect Joe Biden’s coronavirus task force, how to make sense of new news about vaccines, and what to expect in the long winter ahead.

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Michael Osterholm, director of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, took questions from staff, students and alumni of St. Olaf College during a virtual event on Tuesday.

On MPR News Presents, we hear University of Minnesota infectious disease expert Mike Osterholm, who took questions from staff, students and alumni of St. Olaf College. He talked about his role on President-Elect Joe Biden’s coronavirus taskforce, how to make sense of new news about vaccines, and what to expect in the long winter ahead – which he has described as “COVID Hell.”

Michael Osterholm speaks at St. Olaf College on facing winter of 'COVID Hell'

Michael Osterholm, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz

Michael Osterholm speaks at St. Olaf College on facing winter of 'COVID hell'

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