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ABA Pandemic Update

Apr 20, 2022

Paul Benda returns with the ABA Pandemic Update after a three week break to account for a spring break family trip to Greece returns. Benda reports they made the trip COVID-free. On this episode, he talks about a recent rise in cases, new BA.2 variants, fourth doses and improved booster shots, the dropping of...


Mar 30, 2022

In the latest episode of the biweekly Pandemic Update podcast, ABA SVP Paul Benda discusses cases plateauing nationally but rising in 15 states, second booster shots and when to get them, virus mutations, some good news on recovered immunity and things to look for in the future.


Mar 16, 2022

In the latest episode of the biweekly Pandemic Update podcast, ABA SVP Paul Benda discusses the continued drop of COVID-19 cases in the U.S., the rise in cases in Europe, a new “scariant” Deltacron, vaccines and treatments for children and the news from Asia. Benda also talks about if the country has reached the...


Mar 2, 2022

In the latest episode of the biweekly Pandemic Update podcast, ABA SVP Paul Benda discusses the continued good news around declining case counts and updated masking guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Benda also talks about Novavax’s vaccine, a study from New York on the efficacy of vaccines...


Feb 17, 2022

In the latest episode of the weekly Pandemic Update podcast, ABA SVP Paul Benda discusses further downward trends of COVID-19 cases, whether BA.2 or the stealth variant is likely to change those trends, omicron hospitalization data for children, good and bad news on the value of recovered immunity, third dose booster...