Mask mandates & FDA approves remdesivir for kids under 12 with Andrea Garcia, JD | COVID-19 Update
Mask mandates & FDA approves remdesivir for kids under 12 with Andrea Garcia, JD | COVID-19 Update
AMA CXO Todd Unger reviews COVID-19 case numbers and the legal battle over mask mandates with AMA Director of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia. Also covering the CDC's latest health alert for COVID therapies, as well as the FDA's approval of remdesivir to treat pediatric coronavirus patients (kids 12 and younger).More information on the CDC's health alert: https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/2022/han00463.asp
0:00 AMA COVID-19 Update for April 27, 2022
0:31 Justice Department appeals Florida judge's court ruling that lifted the federal mask mandate
0:33 Need to ensure CDC's authority for future challenges
3:02 Which U.S. airports still require masks?
4:10 Philadelphia has ended indoor mask mandate
5:11 Does one-way masking work?
5:23 Health experts recommend N95, KN95 or KF94 masks for best protection against the Omicron subvariant BA.2
6:38 Seeing a 53% increase in COVID cases nationally over the last two weeks
7:59 How are COVID cases trending regionally?
8:42 COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death after heart disease and cancer for the second year in a row
9:44 Moderna has released trial results suggesting a version of its vaccine designed to target variants offers better, longer-lasting protection
10:52 CDC's health advisory alert on availability and use of recommended COVID-19 treatments and therapies
11:51 FDA approved use of remdesivir to treat coronavirus patients 12 and younger
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