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Epidemiologists answer questions about COVID-19 and mutations

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing lingering questions around COVID-19, including mutations and holiday gathering transmissions.

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Infectious Diseases
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Horrific COVID-19 surge demands readiness on crisis standards of care

AMA joins National Academy of Medicine to urge that political, health care officials get ready to quickly handle tragic shortages of care resources.

Infectious Diseases
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How COVID-19 vaccine options are expanding with another EUA

Moderna’s vaccine joins the Pfizer-BioNTech authorized by the FDA last week. Find out how many more vaccine doses will be shipped across the country.

Infectious Diseases
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AMA urges social media companies to combat vaccine misinformation

Please remain vigilant against the proliferation of unintentional misinformation and purposeful disinformation on your platforms.

Press Releases
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AMA statement on recommendation for Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in U.S.

CDC approval of ACIP recommendation for Moderna vaccine is another major step toward vaccinating millions of people.

Press Releases
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New competency focus involves structural factors in health

Understanding systems-level forces is crucial to making health care work for patients. Some medical schools are coming around to the idea.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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Should COVID-19 remote learning rules extend to religious schools?

AMA weighs in on case before U.S. Supreme Court on rules barring in-person private, religious schooling during the pandemic.

Judicial Advocacy
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4 ways to support physicians during COVID-19 and beyond

The pandemic amplifies the need for health systems to address the well-being of physicians and other health professionals. Here is how.

Physician Health
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Dec. 14, 2020

In the news: FDA grants EUA to COVID-19 vaccine and at-home test, homes hotspots for virus transmission, drug overdose deaths rising, small percentage of antibody drug supply used.

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