COVID vaccines for kids under 5 still pending with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH | COVID-19 Update

AMA CXO Todd Unger reviews the timeline for COVID vaccines for kids under 5 with AMA Director of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia. Also covering COVID case numbers, what to expect this summer, how and why you should report positive at-home tests, as well as an increase in monkeypox cases in the U.S.

0:00 AMA COVID-19 Update for June 8, 2022
0:33 Have COVID vaccines for kids under 5 been authorized yet?
2:05 Is the administration working with pediatricians for distribution if/when authorized?
3:12 Only 29% of 5-11 year olds are fully vaccinated
4:03 Recap reports and data for Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna's COVID vaccines for kids
5:34 FDA meeting to debate safety and efficacy of Novavax COVID shot that uses protein-based technology
6:58 COVID cases are still increasing across many U.S. states, but there are signs of improvement in the Northeast and Midwest
8:27 What we can expect COVID-wise this summer?
9:18 More at-home testing and less self-reported results have made official COVID case counts an increasingly unreliable measure
10:10 Should report your at-home COVID test result to your primary care provider
11:03 Mobile apps, OutbreaksNearMe.org, and many local health departments allow for self-reporting online
12:39 CDC has identified 30 monkeypox cases in 13 states

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