Episode 87 - Special Episode - Latest Update on Emerging Infections and Health Threats (September 14)

In episode 87 of Going anti-Viral, we represent a panel discussion from September 3, 2026, as part of the IAS–USA Dialogue series Emerging Infections and Health Threats. This Dialogue is a must listen as our distinguished panel of infectious disease experts dives deep into some of the most pressing public health challenges facing the world today. Moderated by Carlos del Rio, MD, a Distinguished Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Emory University School of Medicine, this Dialogue brings together world-class experts Yvonne Maldonado, MD, and Peter Chin-Hong, MD. The panel addresses the following pressing topics:

— Upcoming respiratory virus season: have we learned any lessons from Australia?

— New FDA-approved vaccines: updated COVID-19 vaccine and the first mRNA flu vaccine for the fall season

— Vaccination controversies: the politicization of the vaccination schedule, the resurgence of measles, and declining vaccine confidence

— Global outbreaks: Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda; cholera outbreaks in Sudan, Chad, and other African nations

— Emerging US health threats: chikungunya, Chagas, leishmaniasis, malaria, Dengue fever, and other diseases that were once considered nonendemic in the US are occurring with increasing frequency