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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.

Publications & Newsletters
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Proposed “No Surprises Act” favors commercial health plans

Congress circulates flawed solution to surprise billing to include in end-of-the-year legislative package. AMA urges lawmakers to keep working on it.

Access to Care
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AMA experts discuss how to counsel patients about Pfizer vaccine allocation

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 in the second of a two-part series on what physicians need to know about the Pfizer vaccine.

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Infectious Diseases
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