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AMA joins health care experts in supporting OSHA COVID-19 vaccine mandates

Groups include AMA, American College of Physicians, National Hispanic Medical Association, National Medical Association and the American Public Health Association.

Press Releases
Nigel Girgrah, MD
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Unvaccinated, flooded, burned out: How Ochsner Health perseveres

Terrible trifecta slammed Louisiana health system: low vaccination rates, Hurricane Ida and doctor burnout. Learn how it’s working to overcome it all.

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Infectious Diseases
Health System Spotlight
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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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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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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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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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Why court must preserve OSHA’s vaccine mandate

The AMA urged appellate court to preserve Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccination-and-testing standard for companies with 100 or more employees.

Judicial Advocacy
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Nov. 8, 2021

In the news: Antiviral effective against COVID, border opens to vaccinated travelers, sleep and CV trouble, bariatric surgery and liver health, infants missing measles vax.

Publications & Newsletters
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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™