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Med Students to Get Vaccine After General Population, Cacti, Humpback Whales

GomerBlog

ATLANTA, GA – Commenting their status as backline healthcare workers, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) has recommended medical students get vaccinated against COVID-19, but only after the general population, cacti, several species of toads, and humpback whales do so first.

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A Side-by-Side Look: COVID-19 Vaccines vs. Super Mario Invincibility Star

GomerBlog

The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) first granted Emergency Use Authorization to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine earlier this month, with Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine shortly gaining the same authorization very shortly thereafter. TARGET POPULATION: Not medical students.

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Doctors for America Calls for Transparency in COVID-19 Vaccine Regulation

Doctors for America

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Doctors for America PO Box: 21161 2300 18th St NW Lbby Washington, DC 20009-9996 May 30, 2025 Doctors for America Calls for Transparency in COVID-19 Vaccine Regulation WASHINGTON, D.C. The role of vaccination as a cornerstone of public health has been underscored by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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STATEMENT RELEASE: Doctors for America Condemns RFK Jr.’s Gutting of Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices

Doctors for America

The ACIP is a nonpartisan, science-based advisory group within the CDC that develops recommendations on vaccine use for the U.S. Secretary Kennedy has repeatedly demonstrated a refusal to follow scientific evidence and has consistently spread misinformation to undermine public trust in vaccines. population.

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Wait Times: Direct Primary Care vs. Traditional Primary Care

The Direct Doctors Difference

Many docs are moving out of medicine and fewer medical students and residents want to pursue primary care. Medical offices are really struggling to fill their existing medical assistant, nurse and secretarial roles because of changes in the workforce and vaccine mandates.

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STATEMENT RELEASE: Doctors for America’s FDA Task Force Dismayed by Kennedy Testimony

Doctors for America

It is incredibly alarming that in his first time testifying before the HELP Committee since taking the oath of office, Secretary Kennedy chose to defend the dismantling of our nation’s public health agencies and engage in false rhetoric around vaccine safety and efficacy.

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Optimizing Nutrition in Aging: A Podcast with Anna Pleet, Elizabeth Eckstrom, and Emily Johnston

GeriPal

When I was a medical student, I actually worked with Elizabeth in her research group at OHSU. You can also put it into as you’re discussing other, like at an annual visit, like, oh, have you been sleeping well, you know, have you been vaccinated? Anna 07:06 Thank you. Yeah, it’s a good question.

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