AMA COVID-19 Guides

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COVID-19 booster shot patient FAQs

Booster shots for Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines are available. The AMA answers questions about COVID-19 booster eligibility and more.

Must physicians disclose personal health information to patients?

The AMA Code of Medical Ethics gives guidance to physicians on disclosing vaccination status.

Can physicians decline unvaccinated patients?

The AMA Code of Medical Ethics provides guidance for physicians on seeing patients who have not been vaccinated for COVID-19.

Prescribing medications responsibly in a pandemic

Read the guidance based on the AMA Code of Medical Ethics Opinions for prescribing medications responsibly when the decision can be clinically and ethically challenging, such as during a pandemic.

COVID-19 vaccines physicians' frequently asked questions

Download the FAQs for physicians PDF and get answers to physicians' most frequently asked questions about COVID-19 vaccines.

COVID-19 vaccines FAQs: Clinical considerations

Get the answers to physicians' most frequently asked questions about COVID-19 vaccines regarding clinical considerations.

COVID-19 vaccines patients' frequently asked questions

Get the answers to patients' most frequently asked questions about COVID-19 vaccines.

COVID-19 policy recommendations for OUD, pain, harm reduction

Download guidance and issue brief PDFs—the AMA provides policy recommendations to help guide policymakers to reduce the stress of patients with an opioid use disorder and pain during the COVID-19 outbreak.

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