Michael T. Osterholm is Minnesota's infectious disease expert (and an angler, too), and he sides with fishing safely

Michael T. Osterholm is director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota. A renowned epidemiologist who is advising governments worldwide during the coronavirus pandemic, Osterholm is a passionate angler who grew up trout fishing in northeast Iowa.

In the interview below, he talks about Minnesota's May 9 fishing opener and suggests ways anglers can protect themselves while traveling to and from state lakes and rivers and while on the water.

https://www.startribune.com/michael-t-osterholm-is-minnesota-s-infectious-disease-expert-and-an-angler-too-and-he-sides-with-fishing-safely/570099202/