vaccine

AMA Update 176: FDA authorizes Novavax vaccine for kids ages 12-17 with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

AMA’s Director of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, shares news on the Novavax vaccine from the FDA—as well as updates on COVID boosters for fall, monkeypox vaccines, TPOXX treatments, and Dr. Anthony Fauci’s announcement on stepping down from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 172: CDC COVID guideline changes: what you need to know with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

AMA Director of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, walks through the updated CDC COVID-19 Guidance, including what’s changed, what hasn’t, and what it means for kids headed back to school during National Immunization Awareness Month this August.
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Plus, FDA has authorized a plan for using a partial dose of the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine via intradermal injection to extend supply. This also allows use of Jynneos to prevent monkeypox in kids under 18. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Visit AMA’s monkeypox resource center here: https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/public-health/monkeypox-resource-center

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AMA Update 138: Latest guidance from FDA & CDC on second booster shots with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

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 spread of the BA2 variant, Medicare paying for at-home COVID tests, as well as the latest from the FDA and CDC regarding who may get a second COVID booster shot.

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AMA Update 128: Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, outlines data supporting vaccinated pregnant mothers pass on COVID protection

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 latest on coronavirus treatments, including Merk’s COVID pill, as well as research outlining the positive effects of getting vaccinated during pregnancy.

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AMA Update 126: Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses the latest on vaccines for children 5 and younger

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 pivot to wait for more data on vaccines for kids under 5, and what new data from the CDC tells us about booster shots.

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AMA Update 103: Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses omicron, vaccine mandate challenges and Merck’s COVID pill

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 omicron variant, vaccine mandate challenges and pending FDA authorization for Merck’s COVID pill.

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AMA Update 99: Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses legal challenges to Biden’s vaccine requirements

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 legal challenges to the Biden administration’s recent vaccine requirements for large companies and health workers, as well as ongoing efforts to vaccinate the nation’s 5 to 11 year olds.

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AMA Update 97: Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses recent EUA for Pfizer’s COVID vaccine 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 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.

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AMA Update 90: Baptist Health leadership on combating rising COVID cases in south Florida

AMA CXO Todd Unger discusses navigating the resurgence of COVID cases in southern Florida with Dr. Bernie Fernandez, the CEO of Baptist Health Medical Group, and Bill Ulbricht the Chief Operating and Administrative Officer for the Clinical Enterprise division of Baptist Health South Florida.

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AMA Update 88: EvergreenHealth’s Dr. Pratima Sharma shares strategies to support physicians during crisis

AMA CXO Todd Unger talks with Dr. Pratima Sharma, executive medical director of primary care at EvergreenHealth, about how her health system quickly pivoted when it became the first location in the country to identify a COVID positive patient. Dr. Sharma shares strategies for ensuring physician well-being during crisis and how changes her health system made during the pandemic will influence care long term. 

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