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AMA Update 122: Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, shares new CDC data on detecting COVID surges in advance

9 de febrero de 2022 casimedicos 00:13:31 0 Comments

AMA CXO Todd Unger reviews COVID-19 vaccine numbers and trending topics related to the pandemic over the past week with AMA Director of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia. Also covering new data coming from the CDC solidifying wearing high-quality N95 and KN95 masks provide the best chance of avoiding infection, as well as the addition of a new data point to the CDC’s COVID data tracker.

AMA Update 109: Sandra Fryhofer, MD, discusses updated booster recs for teens and more

11 de enero de 2022 casimedicos 00:16:48 0 Comments

AMA CXO Todd Unger discusses news from the recent meeting of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, with Sandra Fryhofer, MD, AMA’s liaison to ACIP, and a member of ACIP’s COVID-19 Vaccine Workgroup. Updates include new COVID booster recommendations for teens, a shorter booster interval after a Pfizer vaccine series, new additional dose recommendations for immunocompromised children, and what you need to know about Pfizer’s new COVID vaccine formulation for adults. Also reviewing new data about preventing MIS-C (multisystem inflammatory syndrome) in children, as well as recent decision memos from the CDC director.

AMA Update 98: An in-depth look at kids and COVID vaccines with Dr. Sandra Fryhofer

8 de noviembre de 2021 casimedicos 00:20:23 0 Comments

AMA CXO Todd Unger discusses what physicians need to know about the recent COVID vaccine authorization for children in the 5 to 11 age group with Dr. Sandra Fryhofer, AMA’s liaison to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), and a member of ACIP’s COVID-19 Vaccine Workgroup.

AMA Update 97: Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses recent EUA for Pfizer’s COVID vaccine for 5-11 year olds

3 de noviembre de 2021 casimedicos 00:16:05 0 Comments

AMA CXO Todd Unger reviews COVID-19 vaccine numbers and trending topics related to the pandemic over the past week with AMA Director of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia. Also covering the FDA’s authorization of Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use in children 5 to 11, vaccine mandates in schools, and the AMA’s support of the Biden Administration’s plan to address the nation’s overdose epidemic.

AMA Update 93: Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses boosters and pending authorizations

20 de octubre de 2021 casimedicos 00:13:55 0 Comments

AMA CXO Todd Unger reviews COVID-19 vaccine numbers and trending topics related to the pandemic over the past week with AMA Director of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia. Also covering booster shots (including FDA and CDC recommendations), COVID case spikes related to dropping temperatures, and a reminder to get your annual flu shot.

AMA Update 92: CDC’s Dr. Alex Kallen discusses what physicians need to know about infection prevention and control

19 de octubre de 2021 casimedicos 00:13:43 0 Comments

AMA CXO Todd Unger talks with the CDC’s Dr. Alex Kallen, chief of the Prevention and Response Branch in the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, about the importance of infection prevention and control and what physicians need to know about updated guidance in this area.

AMA Update 53: Dr. Mira Irons discusses U.S. vaccination rates and new CDC studies

23 de junio de 2021 casimedicos 00:11:15 0 Comments

Discussion with AMA’s Chief Health and Science Officer, Dr. Mira Irons, to review COVID-19 vaccine numbers and trending topics related to the pandemic over the past week. Also covering variants, learnings from two new CDC studies released this week, and AMA’s statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

AMA Update 52: Vaccine and variant update with Dr. Sandra Fryhofer

22 de junio de 2021 casimedicos 00:14:52 0 Comments

A discussion with Dr. Sandra Fryhofer, the AMA’s liaison to the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), who takes a closer look at the delta variant and other variants of concern. She also covers what physicians need to know about authorized COVID vaccines, including real-world effectiveness and rare adverse events.

AMA Update 43: By the Numbers: Weekly Clinical Update with AMA’s Dr. Irons

2 de junio de 2021 casimedicos 00:11:38 0 Comments

Discussion with AMA’s Chief Health and Science Officer, Dr. Mira Irons, to review COVID-19 vaccine numbers and trending topics related to the pandemic over the past week. Also covering travel news post-Memorial Day weekend, as well as recent CDC announcements pertaining to mask guidance for summer camp and investigating «breakthrough infections.»

AMA Update 28: Pausing the J&J vaccine: liaison shares what physicians need to know

15 de abril de 2021 casimedicos 00:11:25 0 Comments

Friend of the show, Dr. Sandra Fryhofer—the AMA liaison to the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and the AMA’s representative on the COVID-19 vaccine work group—joins us for a quick and comprehensive look at the emerging details regarding the J&J/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine.

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