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Eris and Pirola COVID variants, plus CDC flesh-eating bacteria warning with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

Eris and Pirola COVID variants, plus CDC flesh-eating bacteria warning with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

FromAMA Update


Eris and Pirola COVID variants, plus CDC flesh-eating bacteria warning with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

FromAMA Update

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Length:
12 minutes
Released:
Sep 6, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

COVID cases continue to rise in the U.S. due to the new EG.5, or Eris, variant. AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, analyzes the increase in COVID hospitalizations and shares the latest news about the EG.5 and BA.2.86, or Pirola, variants. Plus, the CDC Health Advisory on fatal Vibrio vulnificus (or V. vulnificus) infections and what physicians and patients need to know about it. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

? Centers for Disease Control and Prevention "Severe Vibrio vulnificus Infections in the United States Associated with Warming Coastal Waters": https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/2023/han00497.asp

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Released:
Sep 6, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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