pandemic

AMA Update 66: Dr. Susan Bailey on mandating vaccination for all health care and long-term care workers

A discussion with the AMA’s immediate past president, Dr. Susan Bailey, about a statement released earlier this week by nearly 60 major medical organizations, including the AMA, in support of COVID-19 vaccine mandates for all health care and long-term care workers. 

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AMA Update 65: Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses the Delta variant and which states are seeing surges

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 the Delta variant, which states are seeing surges, mask mandates and how to reach the «movable middle» among Americans yet to be vaccinated.

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AMA Update 64: Dr. Sandra Fryhofer discusses what physicians need to know about boosters, the Delta variant and immunocompromised patients

A discussion with Sandra Fryhofer, MD, chair-elect of the AMA Board of Trustees and the AMA’s liaison to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, about if and when we’ll need COVID-19 vaccine boosters, the role of the dangerous Delta variant and how this all affects immunocompromised individuals.

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AMA Update 63: Dr. Carol Rao shares results from CDC study looking at pandemic’s impact on the public health workforce

A discussion with Dr. Carol Rao, an epidemiologist for the CDC’s COVID-19 Emergency Response, about the mental health impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the public health workforce, including top level results from a new CDC study.

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AMA Update 62: Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses Delta variant-driven outbreaks

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 the CDC statement regarding vaccine effectiveness and the Indiana University vaccine mandate decision.

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AMA Update 60: Dr. Peter Hotez on understanding the origins of the pandemic

A discussion with Dr. Peter Hotez, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and co-director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development about COVID-19’s origin story and why it matters. 

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AMA Update 59: Dr. Mira Irons discusses uptick in Delta variant-related outbreaks and new CDC guidance

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 global look at COVID trends, recently released CDC guidance for schools, and state-by-state hotspots—including Springfield, Mo., outbreak.

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AMA Update 58: Dr. Mira Irons looks at the numbers post-Fourth of July and the Delta variant

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 the rapidly spreading Delta variant, state-by-state mask recommendations

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AMA Update 56: Dr. Susan Bailey recaps a Senate hearing where she outlined steps to end the pandemic

A discussion with the AMA’s immediate past president, Dr. Susan Bailey, an allergist and immunologist in Fort Worth, Texas, who recaps her participation at a recent Senate hearing where she discussed obstacles to ending the pandemic and how to overcome them.

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

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).

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