public health

AMA Update 95: Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses vaccine authorization for 5-11 year olds

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 news and current vaccine timeline for the 5 to 11 year old age group.

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AMA Update 89: Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses trends and urgent call for pregnant people to get vaccinated

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 movement on FDA’s J&J and Moderna booster EUA consideration, New York’s vaccine mandate, and Merck’s antiviral COVID-19 treatment pill.

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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 39: AMA releases health equity strategic plan

A discussion with Dr. Aletha Maybank, AMA’s Chief Health Equity Officer, about the recent release of the AMA’s three-year roadmap aimed at embedding racial justice and advancing health equity in medicine.

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