vaccines

AMA Update 258: COVID-19 vaccine added to immunization schedules for adults and children with Sandra Fryhofer, MD

13 de febrero de 2023 casimedicos 00:09:22 0 Comments

Vaccines for adults: what you need to know about CDC’s recently released adult immunization schedule for 2023 with Sandra Fryhofer, MD, AMA’s liaison to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and member of ACIP’s COVID-19 Vaccine Workgroup.
Also discussing routine vaccines for kids, vaccine-preventable diseases like polio—plus CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) and the Annals of Internal Medicine (ACP Journals). American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

AMA Update 233: Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, on healthy holidays, bivalent boosters, vaccine inequities & kids and COVID

16 de diciembre de 2022 casimedicos 00:13:04 0 Comments

How to stay healthy during the holidays with infectious disease expert, Peter Hotez, MD, PhD—who breaks down the «septo-demic» of: coronavirus, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), metapneumovirus (HMPV), parainfluenza viruses (HPIVs), rhinovirus and numacocle pathogens. Dr. Hotez also shares details about fighting vaccine disinformation and his new book: “The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science: How Health Freedom Propaganda Endangers the World.”

Dr. Hotez is 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 in Houston. He and his science partner, Maria Elena Bottazzi, PhD, have been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

AMA Update 185: New Omicron boosters available from Pfizer and Moderna with Sandra Fryhofer, MD

8 de septiembre de 2022 casimedicos 00:14:31 0 Comments

Bivalent boosters authorized by FDA: the latest on Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna’s updated COVID-19 vaccines for fall with Sandra Fryhofer, MD, chair, American Medical Association Board of Trustees and AMA liaison to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

AMA Update Welcome to the AMA Update

5 de septiembre de 2022 casimedicos 00:00:38 0 Comments

The AMA Update podcast covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Hear from physicians and experts on COVID-19, monkeypox, advocacy issues, scope of practice, and more. Because who’s doing the talking matters. Find all AMA podcasts at ama-assn.org/podcasts

AMA Update 170: Jynneos, Tpoxx & federal services for long COVID with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

10 de agosto de 2022 casimedicos 00:13:07 0 Comments

AMA Director of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia JD, MPH, covers monkeypox cases, vaccines, Tecovirimat used for treatment, as well as two Biden administration reports and support services for Americans with long haul COVID. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Visit https://www.covid.gov/longcovid for federal services and supports for people experiencing longer term impacts of COVID-19.

Access guidance and descriptors for new monkeypox CPT codes here: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/cpt/orthopoxvirus-and-monkeypox-coding-guidance

AMA Update 168: Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, on not waiting for fall to get boosted

4 de agosto de 2022 casimedicos 00:17:33 0 Comments

2022 Nobel Peace Prize nominee Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, discusses his coronavirus vaccine, CorbeVax, as well as his Paxlovid rebound infection experience, and growing concerns around monkeypox. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Dr. Peter Hotez is 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 in Houston.

AMA Update 161: COVID vaccine for kids: My son’s experience with Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH

7 de julio de 2022 casimedicos 00:11:53 0 Comments

On vaccinating his 3-year-old son: Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, a practicing anesthesiologist in Milwaukee and the AMA’s new president-elect, shares his family’s vaccine experience with American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger, as well as advice for parents of young kids and tips for doctors on answering questions from vaccine-hesitant parents.
Find COVID vaccine locations near you: https://www.vaccines.gov/search/

AMA Update 159: Vaccine progress for kids under 5 & more with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

29 de junio de 2022 casimedicos 00:11:08 0 Comments

AMA CXO Todd Unger discusses the latest on COVID vaccines for fall with AMA Director of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. Also covering the vaccine rollout for kids under 5, as well as AMA’s statements on the U.S. Supreme Court decisions regarding firearm violence and overturning Roe v. Wade.

AMA Update 152: Preliminary findings on COVID vaccine for kids under 5 with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

25 de mayo de 2022 casimedicos 00:14:01 0 Comments

AMA CXO Todd Unger reviews the latest on vaccines for children ages 6 months through 4 years, as well as boosters for 5-11 year olds with AMA Director of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. Also covering CDC’s recommendation on a second booster shot for people 50 or older, and the latest on the monkeypox outbreak.

AMA Update 135: The latest on FDA authorization for a second booster with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

29 de marzo de 2022 casimedicos 00:11:32 0 Comments

AMA CXO Todd Unger reviews COVID-19 trending topics and news 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 a second booster shot, as well as changes in COVID treatments and therapies. Additionally, uninsured patients may have to pay high prices out-of-pocket for COVID tests and vaccinations due to lack of federal funding and stalled budget approval.