The latest long COVID news, rising flu cases and funding for gun violence prevention research

Is it flu season right now? Is long COVID dangerous? In this episode: long COVID in children and how the number one cause of child death in the US lacks clinical research funding.

Our guest is AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🦠 CDC COVID Tracker map, charts, and data : https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#datatracker-home

🗺️ CDC flu tracker map and weekly FluView Influenza Summary Update: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/usmap.htm

💧 COVID Wastewater data via CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS): https://www.cdc.gov/nwss/index.html

🔬 New long COVID study data from American Academy of Pediatrics journal on Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 in Children: https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/doi/10.1542/peds.2023-062570/196606/Postacute-Sequelae-of-SARS-CoV-2-in-Children

💉 Searching for "COVID vaccine near me", "flu shots near me" or wondering "is it too late to get the flu shot"? It's not! Find vaccines in your area at: https://www.vaccines.gov/find-vaccines/

📬 Wondering "where can I get a free COVID test"? Free COVID-19 tests by mail still available, USPS order free COVID test kits: https://www.covid.gov/tests

🧪 Check FDA COVID test expiration date extensions here: https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/coronavirus-covid-19-and-medical-devices/home-otc-covid-19-diagnostic-tests#list

🥼 CDC Chief Medical Officer, Debra Houry, MD, MPH previous episode available here: https://youtu.be/kErhUXLo8UA?si=MZ-qvMXDBG5ZMw6A

📈 CDC gun violence statistics and firearm violence prevention research: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/firearms/index.html

💻 #AMAEdHub Firearm Safety, Injury Treatment and Risk Factors CME course: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/course/316

🟣 Learn more about AMA gun violence prevention advocacy: https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/public-health/ama-task-force-confront-health-care-crisis-gun-violence

📺 Chair of the AMA Gun Violence Task Force discusses what can be done to reduce gun violence: https://youtu.be/nDCQeSGKtLY?si=FseiZe89PEwwbFiA

❤️‍🩹 Learn more about firearm safety, suicide prevention and how to stop gun violence: https://youtu.be/aZmbv9XCZNs?si=a5XObOh7i73qqWB8

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