AMA CXO Todd Unger reviews rising COVID-19 case numbers and trending topics related to the pandemic over the past week with AMA Director of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia. Also detailing what physicians and patients need to know about the CDC’s updated guidance on isolation, quarantine and testing.
0:00 AMA COVID-19 Update for Jan. 12, 2022
0:34 Define differences between isolation and quarantine
1:31 Outline CDC's updated recommendations for isolation
2:49 Outline CDC's updated recommendations for quarantine for people who are exposed to COVID-19
3:50 What about quarantine guidelines for fully vaccinated people who are boosted?
4:45 Why did the CDC feel the need to change guidance amid this surge?
5:53 What role did the societal impact of lengthy isolations and quarantines play in the CDC's decisions?
7:06 What is the AMA’s stance on the CDC's change in guidance?
9:37 What challenges are emerging due to limited availability of certain COVID-19 tests?
10:37 Clarify misinformation about COVID tests; including user error with at-home tests
12:13 Outline Biden administration announcement that private insurers will now have to cover the cost of eight at-home coronavirus tests per household member per month starting Saturday, 15 Jan.
13:18 This week's numbers in terms of new COVID-19 cases and related deaths
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