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AMA announces update to COVID-19 vaccine CPT codes

New provisional codes created for new Pfizer vaccine formulation and booster shots from Moderna and Pfizer.

Press Releases
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Aug. 30, 2021

in the news: Delta hospitalizations for unvaccinated, new HHS office, childhood obesity in the pandemic, Texas law SB8, drug-resistant infections rose in pandemic.

Publications & Newsletters
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Empowering Black communities to boost COVID-19 vaccination

Medical student LaShyra “Lash” Nolen, an AMA member, leads a project to deliver culturally sensitive, accurate information in marginalized communities.

Population Health
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Why ivermectin should not be used to prevent or treat COVID-19

With an increase in calls to poison-control centers, the CDC and FDA strongly warn against the use of the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin for COVID-19.

Infectious Diseases
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Sandra Fryhofer, MD, discusses boosters and the latest vaccine safety data [Podcast]

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to podcast updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing boosters and the latest vaccine safety data.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update Podcast
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13 Min Read

Sandra Fryhofer, MD, discusses boosters and the latest vaccine safety data

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing boosters and the latest vaccine safety data.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update
Alexa B. Kimball, MD
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Q&A: Pushing the door open for women in medicine to advance

AMA member Alexa B. Kimball, MD, leads a group of Harvard’s physician faculty. Learn how she aims to help other women physicians shatter glass ceilings.

Health Equity
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AMA: Time to mandate COVID-19 vaccination is now

U.S. COVID-19 vaccine supply is ample and access is easier. Public and private sector employers should follow the science and require vaccination.

Infectious Diseases
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AMA, APhA, ASHP statement on ending use of ivermectin to treat COVID-19

Physician and pharmacist groups oppose the prescribing or dispensing of ivermectin to prevent or treat COVID-19 outside of a clinical trial.

Press Releases