AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, and Chief Public Policy Officer Karen Fisher, JD, issued the following statement on the Senate introduction of the Opioid Workforce Act of 2021, which would help support new residency positions to improve patient access to care and help address the substance use disorder epidemic: “The AAMC commends Senators Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) for introducing the Opioid Workforce Act of 2021 to help address the devastating effects of substance use disorders and chronic pain, as well as the record number of overdose deaths that have only heightened during the COVID-19 pandemic. This bipartisan bill would expand the physician workforce by providing support for 1,000 new graduate medical education training positions over five years in hospitals that have or are in the process of establishing accredited residency programs in addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, or pa
BRUSSELS The European Union’s executive branch says the first hearing in its legal case against coronavirus vaccine-maker AstraZeneca will take place in a Brussels court on May 26. The European Commission says it’s taking the British-Swedish firm to court for failing to respect the vaccine delivery commitments in its contract with the 27-nation bloc. AstraZeneca’s contract with the EU, which the Commission signed on behalf of the member countries last August, foresaw an initial 300 million doses for distribution among member countries.
CDC says vaccine guidance for pregnant people has not changed despite director s comments By Kate Smith COVID-19 vaccine trials in pregnant women
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention walked back a statement its director made on Friday about the agency s recommendation surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy, clarifying that the agency s guidance has not changed.
Speaking at a White House COVID-19 briefing on Friday, CDC head Dr. Rochelle Walensky said that the CDC recommends that pregnant people receive the COVID-19 vaccine, citing a new study that found no evidence to suggest that the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines pose risk during pregnancy.
CDC says many Americans can now go outside without a mask
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NEW YORK (AP) U.S. health officials say fully vaccinated Americans don’t need to wear masks outdoors anymore unless they are in a big crowd of strangers, and those who are unvaccinated can go without a face covering outside in some cases, too.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the updated guidance Tuesday in yet another carefully calibrated step on the road back to normal from the coronavirus outbreak that has killed over 570,000 people in U.S.