American Medical Association article says AHA, AMA, ANA urge Health Care Workers to take COVID-19 Vaccine

American Medical Association article says AHA, AMA, ANA urge Health Care Workers to take COVID-19 Vaccine | site |


The following information is contained in American Medical Association (AMA) press release dated December 15, 2020 and titled as follows:

AHA, AMA, ANA urge health care workers to take COVID-19 vaccine

Washington, DC — With the initial distribution and administration of a COVID-19 vaccine underway, leading U.S. medical, nursing and hospital organizations thanked health care professionals in an open letter today and urged them to continue their battle against COVID-19 by taking a vaccine and sharing their experience with others, noting their position as trusted and valued voices in their communities.

The open letter from the American Medical Association, American Hospital Association, and American Nurses Association is available here. The full text is below: An open letter to all health care prof...

American Hospital Association, American Medical Association and American Nurses Association issue open Letter backing Science-based Covid-19 Vaccine Development | site |

URGING PUBLIC TO REMAIN VIGILANT UNTIL WIDESPREAD VACCINATION


(Information contained in American Hospital Association [AHA] press release: December 1, 2020)

AHA, AMA, ANA issue open letter backing science-based covid-19 vaccine development, URGING PUBLIC TO REMAIN VIGILANT UNTIL WIDESPREAD VACCINATION

CHICAGO – As COVID-19 vaccine development continues to progress, leading U.S. medical, nursing and health organizations today affirmed their commitment to ensuring COVID-19 vaccines are evaluated and ultimately authorized through a rigorous scientific and regulatory process. The groups called on the American people to continue public health precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 until the U.S. population has been broadly immunized against the illness. T...

American Medical Association, American Hospital Association, and American Nurses Association issue Open Letter urging Public to Scale back Holiday Gatherings to Stop further COVID-19 Spread | site |




(Information contained in American Hospital Association press release: November 19, 2020)



AMA, AHA, ANA issue open letter urging public to scale back holiday gatherings to stop further COVID-19 spread


CHICAGO – Leading U.S. medical and health organizations today called on the American people to celebrate safely this holiday season by scaling back traditional gatherings to help prevent further spread of COVID-19 to friends and loved ones.

The open letter from the American Medical Association, American Hospital Association, and American Nurses Association is available here. The full text is below: An open letter to the American people: With Thanksgiving and the holiday season fast approaching...

American Medical Association President urges: Rely on Science to Guide COVID-19 Response | site |


(November 13, 2020) - - On November 13, 2020 the American Medical Association published the following information: CHICAGO — With COVID-19 cases at an all-time high, American Medical Association (AMA) President Susan R. Bailey, M.D., today addressed the Special Meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates and outlined ongoing challenges in the fight against COVID-19, praised physicians and other frontline health care workers battling the virus, and discussed how only science and evidence will light our way forward. Dr. Bailey also touted AMA efforts to boost availability of PPE and testing supplies, as well as ongoing work to provide financial lifelines to physician practices across the country so they can survive the pandemic and continue to serve their communities. Finally, with significant advances regarding vaccines on the horizon, Dr. Bai...

Provider Groups urge Congress to Extend the Medicare Sequester Cuts | site |




(October 21, 2020) - - Today, October 21, 2020, the American Hospital Association (AHA) published the following information:

Provider groups urge Congress to extend the Medicare sequester cuts

Washington, D.C., October 21, 2020

Joint AHA, AMA, AHCA and NAHC Statement on Medicare Sequester Cuts

The American Hospital Association, the American Medical Association, the American Health Care Association and the National Association for Home Care and Hospice wrote congressional leaders today urging them to extend the congressionally enacted moratorium on the application of the Medicare sequester cuts into 2021 and through the duration of the public health emergency. Together, these organizations provide health care to more than 62 million Medicare patients, and the persistently high COVID-19 rates across...