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New ACIP recommendations: COVID vaccine frequency for seniors and RSV vaccine safety concerns

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AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians, residents, medical students and patients. From private practice and health system leaders to scientists and public health officials, hear from the experts in medicine on COVID-19, medical education, advocacy issues, burnout, vaccines and more.

What are the new COVID vaccine guidelines? Is the RSV vaccine safe? When should you get the pneumococcal vaccine? Is there a vaccine for meningococcal disease?

Our guest is Sandra Fryhofer, MD, AMA’s liaison to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and a member of ACIP’s COVID-19 Vaccine Workgroup.AMA Chief Experience Officer Todd Unger hosts.

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  • Sandra Fryhofer, MD, AMA’s liaison, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP); board member, AMA Board of Trustees

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