pandemic

AMA Update 87: Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses booster rollout, mask studies and this week’s numbers

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 booster roll out, mask studies in schools and the continued politicization of the pandemic.

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AMA Update 86: Dr. Sandra Fryhofer shares what physicians need to know about boosters

AMA CXO Todd Unger talks boosters with Dr. Sandra Fryhofer, AMA’s liaison to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Learn what physicians need to know about the latest Pfizer booster authorization, including who is eligible, why boosters are needed and what this means for our larger efforts to fight the pandemic. 

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AMA Update 84: Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses Biden’s push for vaccine mandates

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 recently released studies from the CDC, and what the data tells us about the effectiveness of COVID vaccines.

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AMA Update 83: Dr. Steven Stack on confronting challenges in Kentucky’s battle against COVID

AMA CXO Todd Unger talks with Dr. Steven Stack, commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Public Health and former AMA president, about how Kentucky is faring in its battle with COVID, including the state’s recent surge in cases and challenges posed by the politicization of health care issues.

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AMA Update 81: Andrea Garcia, JD, discusses the outlook of the pandemic heading into fall

Discussion with AMA’s Director of Science, Medicine & Public Health, Andrea Garcia, to review COVID-19 vaccine numbers and trending topics related to the pandemic over the past week. Also covering booster shots, end-of-summer case numbers and trends, as well as the growing shortage of ICU beds across the U.S.

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AMA Update 76: AMA President Gerald Harmon, MD, discusses FDA’s full approval of Pfizer vaccine

AMA president and family medicine specialist, Dr. Gerald Harmon, dives into the details about the FDA’s full approval of the Pfizer vaccine—and what it means for physicians and patients.  

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AMA Update 75: Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discuss FDA’s full approval of the Pfizer vaccine

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. Also covering the FDA’s full approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, booster shots and vaccine mandates.

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AMA Update 72: Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses Delta’s impact on return-to-school plans

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. Also covering third dose vaccines for the immunocompromised, vaccine recommendations for pregnant people, and state-level approaches for students headed back to school this fall.

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AMA Update 71: Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses Delta variant impact on both the young and the old

Discussion with AMA’s Director of Science, Medicine & Public Health, Andrea Garcia, to review COVID-19 vaccine numbers and trending topics related to the pandemic over the past week. Also covering global COVID-19 milestones, booster shots, and more detail on «younger, sicker, quicker» phrase/trend.

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AMA Update 67: Dr. Tom Frieden on reaching the unvaccinated, masking and understanding breakthrough infections

A discussion with Dr. Tom Frieden, former director of the CDC and president and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives in New York, about reaching the unvaccinated, masking, and how to think about breakthrough infections amid rising cases in the U.S.

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