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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Aug. 23, 2021

In the news: Hospital pricing, Pfizer shot gets FDA approval, new T2D screening recommendation, health spending, outcomes across races, Benzodiazepine overdoses.

Publications & Newsletters
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How lagging vaccination rates have fueled boom in COVID-19 cases

Unvaccinated areas are seeing a sharp rise in new COVID-19 cases as the Delta variant continues to spread. Two physicians explain the impact in their states.

Infectious Diseases
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Gerald Harmon, MD, on FDA's full approval of Pfizer vaccine

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 FDA’s full approval of the Pfizer vaccine.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update
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Gerald Harmon, MD, on FDA's full approval of Pfizer vaccine [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 FDA’s full approval of the Pfizer vaccine.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update Podcast
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COVID-19 vaccination: What to do when teens, parents disagree

Learn with the AMA how to achieve agreement. Or, when that’s not practical, how to still get minors the care they want and need.

Ethics
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Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses FDA's full approval of Pfizer vaccine

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 FDA's full approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

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Prevention & Wellness
AMA Update
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Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses FDA's full approval of Pfizer vaccine [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 FDA's full approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update Podcast
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AMA encourages COVID-19 vaccine mandates to defeat pandemic

Now is the time for the public and private sectors to come together, listen to the science, and mandate vaccination.

Press Releases
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8 things physicians and patients need to know about the Pfizer vaccine

Three experts answered a variety of questions about the new Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and its Emergency Use Authorization.

Infectious Diseases