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How to ready patients now so they’ll get a COVID-19 vaccine later

Polls show nearly 30% of U.S. adults would say no to COVID-19 vaccination. Now’s the time for doctors to lay the groundwork to increase immunization uptake.

Infectious Diseases
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SARS-CoV-2 vaccine trials underway: How to protect participants

The fundamentals of ethical research are steadfast, even for vaccine trials in a pandemic. Opinions from the AMA Code of Medical Ethics outline top-level concerns.

Ethics
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Vaccine trials & healthy volunteers

Trial design and informed consent take on ethical significance when developing vaccines, even during the urgency of a pandemic such as COVID-19.

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Ethics
AMA COVID-19 Guides
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3 ways physicians can improve the vaccine conversation

Widespread vaccine hesitancy threatens the progress public immunization has made in the last few decades. This is how physicians can advance the conversation around vaccination.

Prevention & Wellness
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Restoring trust in vaccines

For a physician scientist and father of an adult daughter with autism, there is no backing down when he sets his sights on putting vaccine misinformation in the past.

Prevention & Wellness
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AMA in the News: July 2019

Read media highlights mentioning the American Medical Association for July 2019.

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AMA in the News
AMA in the News
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Quick Take: Measles cases at second-highest level in decades

2019’s measles tally already tops all of 2018. Everyone without a medical contraindication should get immunized, and tech platforms must rein in vaccine misinformation.

Infectious Diseases
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Stopping the scourge of social media misinformation on vaccines

The spread of vaccine-preventable disease has been matched by the spread of misinformation on vaccines. It’s time for social media’s top CEOs to step up to the plate.

Prevention & Wellness
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AMA urges tech giants to combat vaccine misinformation

AMA sends letter to CEOs of leading tech and social media companies urging them to ensure user access to accurate, scientifically-sound vaccine information.

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