RSV vaccines, measles outbreaks & cardiovascular risks from long COVID with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, shares new study findings on increased risk of severe health complications linked to patients with long COVID, including: arrhythmia, stroke, heart failure, coronary artery disease, COPD and pulmonary embolisms. Also discussing growing measles outbreaks. Measles are extremely contagious, can cause life-threatening illness, and are an immediately notifiable disease. Physicians should promptly report cases to state health departments to notify the CDC within 24 hours via the National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

00:00 AMA Update for March 8, 2023
00:25 COVID cases in the U.S.
00:44 COVID-19 hospitalizations
01:17 COVID deaths in the US
02:20 State masking mandates ending
02:49 RSV and flu cases declining
03:37 Long COVID patients at high risk for adverse health outcomes and death, study finds
04:28 Cardiovascular complications linked to long COVID
04:44 Increased risk of pulmonary embolism triples with long #COVID
04:47 Long COVID doubles risk of COPD and moderate or severe asthma
05:36 #CDC issues Health Advisory for measles in Kentucky
05:50 Measles case confirmed by Kentucky Department for Public Health
06:27 Recent #measles outbreaks related to international travel
06:50 Measles symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and MMR vaccine
7:50 Measles cases should be reported within 24 hours to state health department
08:05 MMR vaccines protect against measles infection
09:23 RSV vaccines from Pfizer, GSK (GlaxoSmithKline)