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Vaccine mandates and vaccine credentials: AMA endorses policy

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By Press Release  @infectiousdiseasenews Wading into the contentious issues of vaccine mandates and vaccine credentials, the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted policy that calls for strong protections...

96 percent of US physicians are fully vaccinated against COVID-19: Survey

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The American Medical Association (AMA) today released a new survey among practicing physicians that shows more than 96 percent of surveyed U.S. physicians have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19, with...

AMA statement on the Moderna vaccine, Reaching out to social media giants

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The President of the American Medical Association (AMA) said Sunday in a statement concerning the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine: “The recommendation approved today by the CDC Director for the use of the...

AMA Statement on FDA Authorization of First COVID-19 Vaccine

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In a statement Friday from Susan R. Bailey, M.D., President, American Medical Association (AMA), she says the following: “For much of this year, physicians, nurses and frontline...

AMA Urges Vaccinations as Flu Season Comes Clashing into the COVID-19 Pandemic

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 With flu season approaching, the American Medical Association (AMA) is urging everyone six months and older to get vaccinated against the flu. During the 2020-2021 flu season,...

AMA Strongly Urges FDA to Ensure Transparency in COVID-19 Vaccine Development to Promote Vaccine Confidence Among Physicians, Public

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With COVID-19 vaccine development moving at a rapid pace, the American Medical Association (AMA) is urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to work more closely with the physician community...

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Non-medical Vaccine Exemptions: AMA to expand advocacy and incentives to eliminate

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Building on the AMA’s efforts to protect the public against vaccine-preventable diseases, the AMA adopted policy during its Annual meeting to expand its existing policy to actively advocate for legislation,...

Vector-borne Diseases, Homelessness: AMA policy adoptions

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Vector-borne diseases With an increasing number of people in the U.S. becoming ill from vector-borne diseases—or infections spread through mosquito, tick and flea bites—the American Medical Association...

Infectious disease news: Top 5 posts for the week Mar. 30- Apr. 5

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Here are the top five posts on Outbreak News Today for the week of Mar. 30 through Apr. 5: 5. Hedgehogs linked to six additional Salmonella cases The CDC reported six additional Salmonella Typhimurium...

Measles cases in the US prompts AMA response

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From January 1 to March 28, 2019, 387 individual cases of measles have been confirmed in 15 states.  This is the second-greatest number of cases reported in the U.S. since measles was eliminated in...