vaccines

AMA Update 77: How one medical student is changing the conversation about COVID vaccination in Black communities

A discussion with LaShyra “Lash” Nolen, founding executive director of the We Got Us Empowerment Project and president of her medical school class at Harvard Medical School, about how she’s empowering Black communities to make decisions about COVID vaccines by providing accurate, culturally sensitive information in unique ways.

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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 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 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 52: Vaccine and variant update with Dr. Sandra Fryhofer

A discussion with Dr. Sandra Fryhofer, the AMA’s liaison to the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), who takes a closer look at the delta variant and other variants of concern. She also covers what physicians need to know about authorized COVID vaccines, including real-world effectiveness and rare adverse events.

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AMA Update 47: Dr. Mira Irons shares insights on continuing vaccination efforts 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 «National Month of Action» and state-by-state vaccination progress, as well as the Delta virus variant.

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AMA Update 21: Dr. Mira Irons on concerns of outdated AstraZeneca vaccine data

Discussion with AMA’s Chief Health and Science Officer, Dr. Mira Irons, to review COVID-19 numbers and trending topics related to the pandemic over the past week. Also covering AstraZeneca news, importance of risk mitigation for spring and summer, as well as state-by-state vaccine availability and rollouts. 

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