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AMA Update 231: COVID cases are on the rise ahead of winter holidays with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

AMA Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, covers the latest on coronavirus spread and infection trends headed into the holidays. Also discussing RSV, the spike in flu cases and influenza antiviral treatments. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 142: Which airlines and public transit require masks with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

AMA CXO Todd Unger reviews changes to the national mask mandate with AMA Director of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, including which airlines no longer require masks and the cities still enforcing mask mandates on public transit. Also covering the emerging subvariants BA.2.12 and BA.2.12.1, a new COVID breath test, and why Americans over 60 should get a second booster shot.

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AMA Update 68: Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, details updated CDC guidance for masking and COVID testing

Discussion with AMA’s Director of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, to review COVID-19 vaccine numbers and trending topics related to the pandemic over the past week. Including CDC’s updated testing and masking guidance, as well as details from the recently released Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

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