Bird flu 2024: H5N1 virus news, recent measles outbreak and possible mpox public health emergency

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).
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  • Fixing prior authorization
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Speaker

• Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, vice president, science, medicine & public health, American Medical Association