For The Media

Central resource for news organizations covering COVID-19 vaccination efforts across the country.

Medical experts from the AAMC and its member medical schools, teaching hospitals, and health systems are available to provide the latest guidance on COVID-19 vaccines, safety protocols for vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals, and discuss other issues pertaining to COVID-19 vaccine confidence.

We are here to help answer your questions or schedule an interview with an AAMC expert.

Experts

Our AAMC experts, listed below, and local experts from AAMC medical schools and teaching hospitals and health systems are available for interviews.

Rosha McCoy, MD, Senior Director, Advancing Clinical Leadership and Quality, AAMC

Dr. McCoy is AAMC's Senior Director for Advancing Clinical Leadership & Quality, a Principal Investigator for the CDC Cooperative Agreement, and a pediatrician.

Ross McKinney Jr., MD, Chief Scientific Officer, AAMC

Dr. McKinney is a pediatric infectious disease expert and leads the AAMC’s programs supporting medical research and training.

Atul Grover, MD, PhD, Executive Director, Research and Action Institute, AAMC

Dr. Grover leads the institute to convene experts to examine the most critical issues affecting the missions and institutions of academic medicine.

U.S. COVID-19 Data

Follow the CDC’s COVID-19 Data Tracker for the latest data and information on vaccination administration.

Media Resource Library

Updated as of August 18, 2022

Latest CDC Guidance

COVID-19 by County (Source: CDC)
National Immunization Awareness Month (Source: CDC)
Immunization Schedules (Source: CDC)
COVID-19 Vaccines for Children and Teens. (Source: CDC)
Resources to Promote the COVID-19 Vaccine for Children & Teens (Source: CDC)
COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shots. (Source: CDC)
Staying Up to Date with Your COVID-19 Vaccines. (Source: CDC)
What people – fully vaccinated and unvaccinated – should know when they go about their daily activities. (Source: CDC)
Strategies to build trust and promote vaccination in communities. (Source: CDC)

AAMCNews

Myths about COVID-19 vaccines abound. Here's the truth about some of the most common misperceptions. (Source: AAMCNews)

Fact Sheet

These fact sheets from the National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants and Migrants provide up-to-date information in 38 languages for distribution to schools, workplaces and on social media – from proper mask use to the effectiveness of booster shots. (Source: National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants and Migrants)

FAQ

This regularly updated FAQ is designed to provide message guidance and framing for public health officials and others on a wide-ranging array of COVID-19 questions. (Source: Public Health Communication Collaborative)

Infographic

A deep dive into the public’s attitudes toward vaccines by age, race, region, and political affiliation. (Source: KFF)

Podcast

This episode of “Beyond the White Coat" focuses on the racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 vaccination rates and explores strategies to promote equity in vaccine access. (Source: AAMC)

Report

COVID-19 Vaccines: Studying Historical Successes (and Failures) for Equity-Centered Approaches to Vaccinating Communities of Color (Source: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine)
How employers can establish vaccination policies and plans and promote vaccine rollout efforts. (Source: Health Action Alliance)
An expert analysis describing a path forward to hold doctors accountable for spreading COVID-19 disinformation and prevent unnecessary COVID-19 deaths. (Source: de Beaumont Foundation)

Resource Hub

The Vaccine Resource Hub offers a large and ever-growing body of resources for those working to increase adult vaccination in their community. (Source: CDC Partnering for Vaccine Equity program)
CDC/AAMC Resource Guide on Monkeypox (Source: AAMC)
The Principles of Trustworthiness integrates local perspectives with established precepts of community engagement to guide health care, public health, and other organizations as they work to demonstrate they are worthy of trust. (Source: AAMC)