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Dr. Paul Auwaerter gives us an update on COVID-19 vaccines including the United States pause on the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Topics: *CDC & FDA recommendation to pause J&J/Janssen vaccine *Potential side effect of AstraZenecaChAdvaccine *AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria) use in Europe by age *Does hormonal birth control play a role in the J&J vaccine incidents?Post-test for CME/CE credit:https://covid19.dkbmed.com/multispecialty/4-14-21-episode/evalAccess our resource center, download webinar slides, and claim credit athttps://covid19.dkbmed.com/multispecialtyPresentingfaculty:Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, MBA, FIDSA,Past President of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Dr. Paul Auwaerter gives us an update on COVID-19 vaccination. Topics: *Theories behind the increase in cases despite further vaccination *Variants’impact on monoclonal antibodies efficacy *Vaccine efficacy againstdifferentvariants – will we need annual boosters? *Anticipating herdimmunityPost-test for CME/CE credit:https://covid19.dkbmed.com/multispecialty/4-7-21-episode/evalAccess our resource center, download webinar slides, and claim credit athttps://covid19.dkbmed.com/multispecialtyPresentingfaculty:Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, MBA, FIDSA,Past President of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Dr. Lisa Saiman discusses COVID-19 vaccines & vaccine hesitancy. Topics: *Vaccine trial data *Vaccine side effects *Meeting vaccine hesitancy with facts and guidance *Extra reading: The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with cystic fibrosisPost-test forCME/CE credit:https://covid19.dkbmed.com/multispecialty/4-2-21-episode/evalAccess our resource center, download webinar slides, and claim credit athttps://covid19.dkbmed.com/multispecialtyPresentingfaculty:Lisa Saiman, MD, MPH, Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Dr. Lisa Saiman discusses COVID-19 vaccines & vaccine hesitancy. Topics: *How can we achieve “community immunity”? *Vaccine side effects *Meeting vaccine hesitancy with facts and guidance *Extra reading: The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with cystic fibrosisPost-test forCME/CE credit:https://covid19.dkbmed.com/multispecialty/3-26-21-episode/evalAccess our resource center, download webinar slides, and claim credit athttps://covid19.dkbmed.com/multispecialtyPresentingfaculty:Lisa Saiman, MD, MPH, Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Dr. Mark Sulkowski discusses our fundamental understanding of immunology and virology as they pertain to COVID-19 transmission, disease course, and potential routes for treatment. Topics: *Infection and immune response timeline *Types of immunity and impact on treatment methods *Assessing treatments: monoclonal antibodies and convalescent plasma *Strain variants and possible resistance to antibodies and reinfectionPost-test for CME/CE credit:https://covid19.dkbmed.com/multispecialty/3-24-21-episode/evalAccess our resource center, download webinar slides, and claim credit athttps://covid19.dkbmed.com/multispecialtyPresenting faculty:Mark Sulkowski, MD, Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Dr. Lisa Saiman discusses strain variants of SARS-CoV-2. Topics: *New, emerging strain variants *How mutations and strain variants occur *The impact of variants on vaccination and treatment *Ways to reduce emergence of variantsPost-test forCME/CE credit:https://covid19.dkbmed.com/multispecialty/3-19-21-episode/evalAccess our resource center, download webinar slides, and claim credit athttps://covid19.dkbmed.com/multispecialtyPresentingfaculty:Lisa Saiman, MD, MPH, Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Columbia University Irving Medical Center