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Statement from LACMA President Dr. Jeffery Lee Regarding LA Unified School District Announcement Mandating Vaccinations

President of the Los Angeles County Medical Association, Jeffery Lee, MD The Los Angeles County Medical Association (LACMA) joins the ...

Rapid Increase in Ivermectin Prescriptions and Reports of Severe Illness Associated with Use of Products Containing Ivermectin to Prevent or Treat COVID-19

Summary Ivermectin is a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved prescription medication used to treat certain infections caused by internal ...

Monday Rx: Pfizer Vaccine Approval, Provider Reimbursement, Physician Wellness and LACMA Event Updates

FDA Approves Pfizer Vaccine Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been ...

Monday Rx: EUA for COVID-19 Vaccines, Physicians Well Being and Hardships, LACMA Leaders and Partner Updates

Emergency Use Authorization for Vaccines to Prevent COVID-19 The Food and Drug Administration last week posted the EUA for Pfizer ...

LAC DPH COVID-19 Vaccine Update: Vaccination for Children and Homebound Persons

COVID-19 Vaccination of Individuals Age 12 and Over The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted unanimously on May ...

Monday Rx: LACMA Provider Updates on COVID-19, Initiatives, Partnerships and Advocacy

Latest COVID-19 News There has been a steady decline in vaccination rates after massive efforts to get people vaccinated across ...

CDPH Health Alert: Concerns re: the Use of Bamlanivimab Monotherapy in the Setting of SARS-CoV-2 Variants

Bamlanivimab is an investigational monoclonal antibody product that received emergency use authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug ...

Vaccine Update, Rapid Response 3.0, Medicare and Preferred Partners

Vaccine Update As you know by now, Pfizer/BioNTech's mRNA vaccine candidate was authorized for the prevention of COVID-19 illness in ...