COVID-19 Cases Among Healthcare Workers Decline November 1, 2021 Cases among healthcare workers declined from 257 cases reported the week ending October 2, to 166 new cases reported ... Read More
Statement from LACMA President Dr. Jeffery Lee Regarding LA Unified School District Announcement Mandating Vaccinations September 9, 2021 President of the Los Angeles County Medical Association, Jeffery Lee, MD The Los Angeles County Medical Association (LACMA) joins the ... Read More
Rapid Increase in Ivermectin Prescriptions and Reports of Severe Illness Associated with Use of Products Containing Ivermectin to Prevent or Treat COVID-19 August 27, 2021 Summary Ivermectin is a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved prescription medication used to treat certain infections caused by internal ... Read More
Monday Rx: Pfizer Vaccine Approval, Provider Reimbursement, Physician Wellness and LACMA Event Updates August 23, 2021 FDA Approves Pfizer Vaccine Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been ... Read More
Monday Rx: EUA for COVID-19 Vaccines, Physicians Well Being and Hardships, LACMA Leaders and Partner Updates May 24, 2021 Emergency Use Authorization for Vaccines to Prevent COVID-19 The Food and Drug Administration last week posted the EUA for Pfizer ... Read More
LAC DPH COVID-19 Vaccine Update: Vaccination for Children and Homebound Persons May 13, 2021 COVID-19 Vaccination of Individuals Age 12 and Over The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted unanimously on May ... Read More
Monday Rx: LACMA Provider Updates on COVID-19, Initiatives, Partnerships and Advocacy May 10, 2021 Latest COVID-19 News There has been a steady decline in vaccination rates after massive efforts to get people vaccinated across ... Read More
CDPH Health Alert: Concerns re: the Use of Bamlanivimab Monotherapy in the Setting of SARS-CoV-2 Variants March 22, 2021 Bamlanivimab is an investigational monoclonal antibody product that received emergency use authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug ... Read More
Vaccine Update, Rapid Response 3.0, Medicare and Preferred Partners December 14, 2020 Vaccine Update As you know by now, Pfizer/BioNTech's mRNA vaccine candidate was authorized for the prevention of COVID-19 illness in ... Read More
