Search results for "Vaccines"
COVID-19 Vaccine Forum: What Physicians Need to Know
The Oct. 16 forum hosted by ACP and Annals of Internal Medicine will feature a panel of experts including Anthony S. Fauci, MD, MACP.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/10/06/2.htm
6 Oct 2020
Preparing today for tomorrow's potential pandemic
We all have a responsibility to reflect on our experiences with COVID-19 to identify both the good and the bad, assess the current state of pandemic preparedness, and implement a comprehensive plan.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/09/preparing-today-for-tomorrows-potential-pandemic.htm
1 Sep 2023
ACP, YouTube partner on new videos to counter vaccine misinformation
Ask Your Internist is ACP's new patient-facing series featuring physicians answering the public's top vaccine-related questions. Physician to Physician Conversations features practical approaches to address vaccine and health misinformation with patients.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/12/07/5.htm
7 Dec 2021
Third shot for immunocompromised patients, ACP and others urge vaccine in pregnancy, more COVID-19 news
The FDA and multiple new studies supported a third vaccine dose for organ transplant patients, an ACP statement and an observational trial highlighted benefits of vaccination during pregnancy, and a randomized trial found benefit from budesonide in high-risk outpatients with COVID-19.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/17/1.htm
17 Aug 2021
Can medical practices provide vaccine incentives?
During the COVID-19 public health emergency, clinicians and organizations can temporarily offer incentives to get people vaccinated without violating federal anti-kickback statutes if certain safeguards are met.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/10/can-medical-practices-provide-vaccine-incentives.htm
1 Oct 2021
Fourth vaccine dose 62% effective against severe COVID-19 in month after receipt
Retrospective data from Israel showed that in people ages 60 years and older, an additional booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was 55% effective against symptomatic disease and 68% effective against hospitalization.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/04/19/4.htm
19 Apr 2022
HPV vaccine impacts disease, screening
While HPV immunization is recommended during adolescence, internists practicing in the postvaccine era have their own host of considerations: namely, screening for cervical cancer and providing catch-up vaccination.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/02/hpv.htm
1 Feb 2017
ACP asks physicians to help counter vaccine misinformation
ACP members can share the College's new YouTube series, “Physician to Physician Conversations” and “Ask Your Internist,” on social media.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/01/11/2.htm
11 Jan 2022
Tirzepatide for weight management, at-home STI tests
This column reviews recent recalls, alerts, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/01/tirzepatide-for-weight-management-at-home-sti-tests.htm
1 Jan 2024
Comprehensive study finds vaccines remarkably safe
The most common safety issue that resulted in label changes for vaccines was a restriction on the population to be vaccinated, such as pregnant or immunocompromised patients.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/28/4.htm
28 Jul 2020