COVID vaccine availability, Beyfortus shortage, plus the latest CDC vaccine guidelines

The updated COVID-19 vaccines and RSV shot for kids are in short supply, and patients are having trouble getting themselves and their children vaccinated. AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, breaks down why the shots are so hard to find and how the CDC is advising physicians to make the most of their RSV shot supply. Plus, the latest COVID-19 case numbers and how analyzing wastewater helps track respiratory virus infections. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

00:00 AMA Update for Oct. 25, 2023
00:18 Seasonal viral stew NPR article about flu, COVID-19 and RSV
00:30 Tripledemic 2023: RSV, COVID and flu season (influenza, Respiratory Disease Season)
01:22 Common cold, rhinoviruses parainfluenzas (croup pneumonia in children)
01:34 Enterovirus D68 outbreak in 2014
01:42 Human metapneumovirus (HMPV)
02:06 Is Covid 19 detected in wastewater?
02:25 CDC wastewater COVID (National Wastewater Surveillance System, NWSS)
02:46 Hospitalization rates: COVID hospitalizations 2023
03:23 RSV vaccine for babies (immunization schedule)
03:44 Nirsevimab availability
03:59 CDC health alert for limited availability of nirsevimab in the US (CDC HAN 499)
04:10 Did FDA approve nirsevimab?
04:13 CDC RSV recommendations
04:27 nirsevimab dosing: How is nirsevimab administered?
04:39 RSV cases rising
04:48 CDC RSV vaccine guidelines: Who qualifies for nirsevimab?
04:52 CDC Beyfortus dosing
05:22 Is insurance covering Beyfortus?
05:32 nirsevimab vs palivizumab
06:14 RSV vaccine for pregnant people (maternal RSV vaccine pregnancy, Abrysvo pregnancy vaccine)
06:55 Pediatric COVID vaccine availability
07:42 Are pediatric vaccines covered by insurance?
07:46 Does insurance cover new COVID vaccines?
07:53 Are vaccines for children free in the US? (VFC, Vaccines for Children program)
08:22 Vaccine access and doctor visit for immunizations
09:05 COVID shot for adults: Where to get COVID booster
10:13 COVID cases in the US
10:26 COVID deaths

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