Cold Case: Will the Flu Season be Canceled? COVID-19 Pediatric Updates with Sam Dominguez, MD (S3:E69)

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As countries in the Southern Hemisphere move through what would normally be their influenza season, early data indicates that efforts to stop COVID-19 have all but eliminated the typical viral spread of flu in those communities. These early behaviors have providers in the Americas speculating if influenza will take a similarly mild course, while others warn of a “Twindemic” dual impact of COVID-19 and influenza. In this our 21st COVID-19 podcast, we will delve into the latest epidemiology of the pandemic, how pediatricians might think about the approaching flu season and what testing to order.

Today we are fortunate to be joined once again by un-official Charting Pediatrics co-host, Dr. Sam Dominguez. Sam is a pediatric infectious diseases physician at Children’s Hospital Colorado and Professor of Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

Resources and Publications Mentioned in this Episode:

• SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Community Health Workers in India Before and After Use of Face Shields
• Absence of Apparent Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from Two Stylists After Exposure at a Hair Salon with a Universal Face Covering Policy — Springfield, Missouri, May 2020
• Researchers created a test to determine which masks are the least effective
• SARS-CoV-2 Transmission and Infection Among Attendees of an Overnight Camp — Georgia, June 2020
• How four summer camps in Maine prevented COVID-19 outbreaks
• Children's Hospital Colorado Bug Watch by the Department of Pathology & Epidemiology
• Humoral Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 in Iceland

Do you have thoughts about today's episode or suggestions for a future topic? Write to us, chartingpediatrics@childrenscolorado.org