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WASHINGTON (April 21, 2022) – The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced that its 2021 Award of Honor will be presented to the American Medical Association (AMA) in recognition of its valuable leadership and collaboration with AHA on advocacy and communications during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vaccination, i should say, how worried are you that this could get much worse for young kids? >> well, we're seeing that in my state here in south carolina. currently we have over 8% of the positives are children under the age of 10. where normally we're less than half that. so there is certainly a spike in children and adolescents that are testing positive or having symptoms of covid, no question of it. it is an issue. our state has had record highs of 13,000, each of the last two days, of new cases, and this is a record high. so this is a highly transmissible disorder, this omicron variant. ...
Sick. the cdc also recommending that students sit three feet apart in those classrooms when they're there in person. cdc director walensky talked about this omicron wave, and how those -- some early research shows that those who have been infected with the delta variant may have some -- or those who have been infected with the omicron variant may have protection against the delta variant but it doesn't go both ways. if you've had the delta variant you can still be susceptible to omicron. >> liz, interesting information there. i really appreciate that. i'm going to leave that there for a second...
Covid booster shots for children as young as 12. they're talking about that even as we speak. the cdc has decided not to include boosters as part of the definition of being fully vaccinated, but instead referred to boosters as a way of keeping your vaccine protect" up to date." >> now recommending that individuals stay up to date with additional doses that they're eligible for. we have now available how you can stay up to date with your covid-19 vaccines based on what vaccine you've received and what age group you're in. >> the president of the american medical association is criticizing the c...
We really need to have more testing supplies, no question of it. >> and just to follow up on that, i've been talking with friends today. i think people do get confused. they say, well, i've just had a headache. should i get a test? would you advise someone who has one symptom, maybe they just have a tickle in their throat, should they be getting tested? >> that's a real good question. i get that question every day. people call me up and say, dr. harmon, i've got a sinus infection or a headache, would you see me or do you think i should take some medicine. i ask them, if you have any risk of ex...