Health care worker and patient.
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4 Min Read

Preventive care: As pandemic stretches on, “no more time to wait”

Learn how to get patients reengaged with the screenings, checkups, immunizations and counseling they need—safely and at zero cost to the patient.

Infectious Diseases
Physician disinfecting a patient's arm with cotton pad.
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4 Min Read

Who gets coronavirus vaccine first? Ethics, equity drive plan

Learn more with the AMA about experts’ four-phase plan for the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine upon FDA approval.

Infectious Diseases
Oct 13, 2020 ·
42 Min Read

AMA webinar series: CDC Update on COVID-19 vaccine development

View the second webinar in the "COVID-19 vaccine development: What physicians need to know" webinar series, "CDC Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Development and Distribution."

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Events
COVID-19: What Physicians Need to Know Webinar Series
A physician giving a child a vaccination, both wearing masks.
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4 Min Read

Flu vaccination: 6 tips to win over the undecideds

Amid a potential twindemic, physicians’ words on influenza immunization carry more weight than usual. This advice will help you persuade the fence-sitters.

Population Health
Child in classroom wearing a face mask.
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3 Min Read

How stronger vaccine mandates improve public health

In an amicus brief, the AMA Litigation Center explains how herd immunity relies on everyone who can safely receive a vaccine getting the vaccination.

Judicial Advocacy
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10 Min Read

Mira Irons, MD, discusses grim COVID-19 trends for pandemic’s third phase

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing this week’s infection rates and trends, as well as updates on COVID-19 vaccines in phase three trials.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update
Louito Edje, MD
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7 Min Read

Q&A: Why this Black doctor volunteered for coronavirus vaccine trial

When it comes to urging her Black patients to volunteer for SARS-CoV-2 vaccine trials, AMA member Louito Edje, MD, is putting her money where her mouth is.

Infectious Diseases
Person receiving a vaccine.
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5 Min Read

How the FDA plans to build physician trust for COVID-19 vaccine

A top FDA scientist answers doctors’ questions and details how the agency's SARS-CoV-2 vaccine-review process is driven by transparency and evidence.

Infectious Diseases
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11 Min Read

Oct. 9, 2020: National Advocacy Update

Register for AMA webinar next week: CDC update on COVID-19 vaccine development and distribution and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update