Bird flu 2024: H5N1 virus news, recent measles outbreak and possible mpox public health emergency
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August 7 2024
Featured topic and speakers
How many human cases of bird flu are there in the U.S.? Does flu vaccine protect against bird flu? Why are measles coming back? Has a new strain of mpox spread in Africa?
Our guest is AMA Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. AMA Chief Experience Officer Todd Unger hosts.
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- For bird flu news visit Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC H5N1 Bird Flu Current Situation Summary (CDC H5N1 technical report).
- Updated CDC mpox vaccine recommendations.
- CDC monkeypox guidelines, symptoms, mpox vaccine schedule and more.
- Googling "mpox vaccine near me"? Use the CDC mpox Vaccine Locator.
- If the CDC issues new health warning, get the latest CDC health alert 2024 via the Health Alert Network (HAN CDC website).
- Learn more about our AMA advocacy priorities, including:
- Reforming Medicare payment
- Fighting scope creep
- Fixing prior authorization
- Reducing physician burnout
- Making technology work for physicians
Speaker
- Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, vice president, science, medicine & public health, American Medical Association
