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AMA urges support for Administration’s vaccination and testing ETS

Widespread uptake of COVID-19 vaccines will be required to help limit severe illness, hospitalization and death from COVID-19 and bring an end to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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4 Min Read

Dr. Offit: COVID-19 is “now a childhood illness”

Children’s share of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. has grown ninefold this year. Learn from Paul Offit, MD, about why vaccination is the answer.

Infectious Diseases
Nov 18, 2021 ·
38 Min Read

Physician leaders discuss COVID-19 booster shots and pediatric vaccines

On Nov. 18, 2021, the AMA hosted the latest webinar in the "What physicians need to know series," where experts discussed the Pfizer, Moderna and Janssen booster shots. Watch now.

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COVID-19: What Physicians Need to Know Webinar Series
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White House’s Dr. Choucair: Mandates key to beating COVID-19

Bechara Choucair, MD, the president’s vaccinations coordinator, explains how employee mandates can work to boost U.S. immunization rates.

Infectious Diseases
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AMA: Physicians should grant medical exemptions to vaccines

To protect everyone, we must be sure that a trained, licensed physician is making the judgment on whether a person actually warrants an exemption.

Press Releases
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17 Min Read

Bechara Choucair, MD, discusses the nation's vaccination strategy [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 the nation’s vaccination strategy.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update Podcast
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17 Min Read

Bechara Choucair, MD, discusses the nation's vaccination strategy

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing the nation’s vaccination strategy.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update
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5 Min Read

COVID-19 vaccine for kids: How we know it’s safe

Learn what clinical trials in 5–11-year-olds demonstrated about the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine’s safety and effectiveness.

Infectious Diseases
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9 Min Read

What doctors wish patients knew about COVID-19 vaccines and pregnancy

Despite being at higher risk for bad health outcomes, only one-third of pregnant people have been fully vaccinated. Three ob-gyns lay out the facts.

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Infectious Diseases
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™