Panel discusses the SARS-CoV-2 immunology, COVID-19 vaccines, variants, breakthrough infections, and booster shots

PHILADELPHIA, October 12, 2021 – The American College of Physicians (ACP) and Annals of Internal Medicine hosted a virtual COVID-19 forum where expert panelists discussed the clinical implications of the immunology of SARS-CoV-2, the COVID-19 vaccines including the status of booster doses and the efficacy of vaccination in various groups.

WASHINGTON, DC, October 5, 2021 –The health care needs of our nation’s veterans are unique, and the Veteran’s Health Administration (VHA) service needs to be supported and strengthened so that it can continue to meet those needs, says the American College of Physicians (ACP).  In a new paper titled Health Care for Our Nation’s Veterans, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, ACP says that the VHA is a crucial part of our nation’s health care system; however, it faces many challenges

PHILADELPHIA, September 28, 2021 – A group of American College of Physicians (ACP) leaders are calling on employers to provide tactical support to physicians and other clinicians to ensure they can safely care for patients and support one another during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ideas and Opinions article “Getting Through COVID-19: Keeping Clinicians in the Workforce,” is published today in Annals of Internal Medicine. The authors of the article are Darilyn V.

Statement attributable to:
George M. Abraham, MD, FACP, FIDSA
President, American College of Physicians

WASHINGTON, DC September 15, 2021 –The American College of Physicians (ACP) issued new policies today supporting the promotion of vaccines in the interest of public safety and health; saying that the government may appropriately require employers, schools, public agencies, and organizations receiving federal funding to require employees or students show proof of vaccination with recommended immunizations against highly transmissible diseases during a public health emergency.

Statement attributable to:
George M. Abraham, MD, FACP, FIDSA
President, American College of Physicians

WASHINGTON, D.C. Sept. 7, 2021 –Profit motive in medicine may contribute to a bloated, complex, and fragmented health care system said the American College of Physicians (ACP) in a new policy paper published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The paper, Financial Profit in Medicine, goes on to say that the principles of professionalism and medical ethics should ensure medicine retains a patients-over-profit orientation and protects the patient-physician relationship.

Washington, D.C. (September 2, 2021) – America’s leading physician groups are deeply concerned about the consequences of the Texas state law, which took effect yesterday, banning abortions, medical counseling and support related to abortion after six weeks of pregnancy.

PHILADELPHIA, September 1, 2021 – The American College of Physicians (ACP) supports the recommendation of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for use of the  FDA-approved Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine  in persons 16 and older in the U.S.