COVID-19, strep, STDs and Marburg cases on the rise with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

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AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, covers the latest on coronavirus variant XBB.1.16 and FDA's authorization changes for Moderna and Pfizer's bivalent vaccines. Also discussing the rise of strep cases, increases in sexually transmitted diseases and infections. Plus what physicians and patients need to know about abortion pill rulings including the Biden Administrations emergency appeal along with Justice Samuel Alito issuing an administrative stay regarding mifepristone. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

00:00 AMA Update for April 19, 2023
00:34 Abortion pill mifepristone
01:27 Ruling on mifepristone by 5th Circuit Court of Appeals
01:59 Biden Admin emergency appeal and Justice Alito's administrative stay
02:28 Is mifepristone still available?
03:36 FDA updates authorization for Pfizer and Moderna bivalent vaccines
03:59 Monovalent #COVID #vaccines no longer authorized for use in USA
04:44 Vaccine dosage changes for children, seniors, immunocompromised
05:32 XBB.1.16 variant “Arcturus”
06:16 CDC tracks XBB 1.16 spread in the US
06:26 XBB.1.5 still dominate #COVID19 variant in US
06:58 Marburg virus tracking
07:38 Marburg outbreak in Tanzania
08:02 Increase in sexually transmitted diseases, new CDC data shows (STD, STI)
08:19 Chlamydia and gonorrhea cases rise
08:30 Syphilis infections up 32%
08:40 Congenital syphilis caused 220 stillbirths and infant deaths in 2021
08:52 STD rates among gay and bisexual men, young people, Black and Native Americans highest
09:30 What's causing STI epidemic? (STI testing, STD treatments, and stigma)
10:42 Strep throat on the rise (Streptococcus, invasive group A strep infections)
12:05 National amoxicillin shortage and other antibiotic treatment options
12:30 AAP guide for amoxicillin alternatives

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