An in-depth look at the latest wave of respiratory infections sweeping the country. AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses trends in COVID, flu and RSV infections, details of the latest COVID variant, and the return of mask mandates. Plus, the low use of Paxlovid and deaths linked to the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID during the first wave of the pandemic. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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00:00 AMA Update for Jan. 10, 2023
00:31 Increasing COVID cases: Why is everyone sick?
01:15 #CDC reports respiratory illnesses spike (COVID flu RSV, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases)
01:54 Flu season months (influenza season peak)
02:19 When to get flu shot (influenza vaccine)
02:33 When is flu season over?
02:44 RSV cases
03:18 RSV in kids
03:55 COVID cases USA
04:16 COVID wastewater data
04:40 COVID 19 variant
05:03 What is the new COVID variant?
05:18 Latest COVID variant JN.1 (COVID subvariant, JN 1 COVID variant)
05:32 Latest COVID symptoms 2024
05:41 JN.1 variant symptoms (new COVID variant symptoms of JN.1)
06:12 COVID hospitalizations
06:22 COVID 19 deaths
06:47 COVID mask mandates
07:19 COVID quarantine time
07:32 Free COVID test kits from government ("covid.tests.gov")
07:50 CDC guidance COVID masking protocol (COVID masks N95, KN95)
08:13 What is the new study on Paxlovid? (#NYT NIH Paxlovid study, Paxlovid eligibility)
08:49 Does Paxlovid work: How effective is Paxlovid in treating COVID?
09:05 Should I take Paxlovid or not? (Paxlovid drug interactions)
09:32 Does Paxlovid cause COVID rebound
09:47 Paxlovid time frame
10:03 How much is Paxlovid? (cost of paxlovid, paxlovid price)
10:18 COVID deaths
10:55 Hydroxychloroquine deaths
11:14 Hydroxychloroquine COVID study: Does hydroxychloroquine work for COVID?
11:39 Nature scientific journal study hydroxychloroquine deaths COVID

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