November 19th 2024
Jay W. Lee, MD, MPH, FAAFP sat down with Medical Economics for an exclusive Q&A.
November 13th 2024
Study finds spreading medical misinformation is low on the list of reasons for disciplinary actions against physicians in recent years.
November 11th 2024
At the Financial Times Global Pharma and Biotech Summit 2024, a panel discussed the potential of mRNA technology in developing cancer vaccines amid distrust from the public.
October 11th 2024
AAFP president discusses teaching newer physicians, expanding voices in medicine, and the upcoming flu season.
August 6th 2024
CDC leaders remind doctors they are the front line clinicians to get shots in arms for fall respiratory illness season.
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Five takeaways from Biden’s big COVID-19 week
President Joe R. Biden marked the anniversary of the onset of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic with a flood of action.
BREAKING: Biden announces purchase of 100 million Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine doses
The new doses will spring from the production partnership of Johnson & Johnson and Merck.
CDC releases post-vaccination COVID-19 recommendations
Those who have been fully vaccinated can safely visit other vaccinated people and small groups of those who have yet to get the jab.
Building confidence in vaccines: A free MJH Life Sciences COVID-19 Coalition webinar
The next MJH Life Sciences COVID-19 Coalition webinar will focus on building confidence in vaccines.
Deal reportedly struck for Merck to help manufacture Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
Multiple news organizations report that the White House has brokered the unusual deal.
Free MJH Life Sciences COVID-19 Coalition webinar to focus on vaccines
FDA grants Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine EUA
The single-dose vaccine is the third granted emergency use authorization in an effort to end the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus: Johnson & Johnson vaccine shows high effectiveness
Documents released by the FDA before they consider an EUA for the single-dose vaccine show that it is effective against COVID-19.
Coronavirus: Pfizer to ship 13 million vaccine doses a week to U.S.
The drug maker expects to deliver 120 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine by the end of March.
Free COVID-19 law, ethics webinar tomorrow
The MJH Life Sciences COVID-19 Coalition will discuss the legal and ethical considerations of COVID-19 vaccinations in a free webinar tomorrow at 6 p.m. EST.
Poll: Americans expect COVID-19 disruptions to continue well into 2021
More than half of Americans expect disruptions to persist past the middle of this year, a jump from late-December’s responses.
Free webinar to focus on law, ethics of COVID-19 vaccinations
The MJH Life Sciences COVID-19 Coalition will discuss the legal and ethical considerations of COVID-19 vaccinations in a free webinar at 6 p.m. EST, Feb. 24.
ACP supports legislation increasing healthcare access, combatting COVID-19 pandemic
In a pair of letters to congressional committees, the organization extolls the benefits of provisions in upcoming COVID relief legislation.
Coronavirus: Primary care physicians taking part in vaccine effort, many await supply
Primary care physicians are getting involved with the vaccination effort, but only 19 percent say they’re currently administering the shots.
Health care associations produce pro-COVID vaccine PSA
The public service announcement urges Americans to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Novavax begins rolling review of COVID-19 vaccine candidate
The drug maker has started reviews with regulatory agencies across the world.
Coronavirus: Johnson & Johnson seeking vaccine candidate EUA
The company plans to supply the federal government with 100 million doses in the first half of 2021.
Q&A: Involving local practices in COVID-19 vaccinations
Anders Gilberg, senior vice president of government affairs for MGMA, discusses a recent survey and how his organization is reaching out to the White House.
Coronavirus: AstraZeneca Oxford vaccine candidate shows promise in trials
Survey shows generational vaccine attitudes
With the holidays upon us, concern continue to increase about the combination of influenza and COVID-19.
Coronavirus: vaccine candidates show promise in trials
New COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine candidates from Johnson & Johnson and Novavax have shown high efficacy on some variants of the disease.
Coronavirus: Demand grows for vaccine
A survey found more Americans looking to get vaccinated as soon as possible versus in December.
Coronavirus: Moderna seeks to boost vaccine immunity to virus variants
The drug maker says their vaccine is still effective against emerging COVID-19 variants, but it still wants to test.
MGMA Survey: Physician practices left out of COVID-19 vaccine rollout
The survey showed that a vast majority of independent practices actively seeking COVID-19 vaccines haven’t received any doses.
AAFP ready to help Biden vaccine push, recovery plan
The AAFP president says family physicians are uniquely positioned to educate patients, prioritize access, and coordinate administration of COVID-19 coronavirus vaccines.
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Let us know how the vaccine rollout is going.
HHS awards vaccination info sharing funds
The nearly $20 million in CARES Act funds will be used to expand information sharing between health information exchanges and immunization information systems.
Coronavirus: AAFP calls for primary care vaccine prioritization
The organization says that cutting primary care practices out of the vaccination process would jeopardize the success of the enterprise.
Coronavirus: ACP backs Biden COVID-19 plan
The organization says it is supportive and encouraged by the incoming administrations plans to address the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus: ACP pushes ethical allocation of vaccines
In a statement, ACP President Jacqueline W. Fincher, MD, MACP, says vaccine prioritization should be based on medical need.