The latest news you need to know about XBB.1.5, norovirus, and avian influenza.
AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, shares new data from the CDC detailing COVID-19 mortality rates for vaccinated and unvaccinated people, preliminary findings on coronavirus infection and heart complications from a small study at Columbia University in NYC, as well as the latest research on lasting heart problems related to COVID infection published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.
00:00 AMA Update for Feb. 22, 2023
00:40 XBB.1.5 variant
01:24 Rising COVID cases in Western states (Montana, Wyoming)
01:47 COVID cases in the US
01:59 COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths
02:27 COVID deaths remain high
03:06 US COVID vaccination rate
04:07 Bivalent booster reduces COVID death risk by 14X, CDC data shows
05:10 New study finds heart complications caused by COVID
05:46 COVID infection increases risk for heart failure and stroke
06:45 COVID vaccines may protect against cardiovascular events, new JACC study finds
08:00 Norovirus cases rise nationwide, CDC reports
08:45 Norovirus symptoms, transmission, and treatments
10:10 Avian influenza A(H5N1)
10:59 Bird flu outbreak
11:12 Can humans get bird flu? (CDC says risk of infection is low)
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