Vaccine update Upcoming webinar covers what you need to know about COVID-19 vaccines Tune in on Feb. 24 for info on the various vaccines’ side effects, safety and efficacy against the native COVID-19 virus as well as new variants. Feb. 17, 2021Wednesday The DO Staff Contact The DO Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email An upcoming AOA/AOIA webinar on COVID-19 vaccines will be hosted live on Zoom on Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. CT. The webinar has AOA Category 1-A CME available and costs $50 for AOA members and $75 for nonmembers. This webinar will discuss the various platforms for the two active COVID-19 vaccines and those that will be released later, the efficacy of the various vaccines against the native COVID-19 virus as well as the new variants, as well as the vaccines’ side effects and safety. The presenter, Peter G. Gulick, DO, will also review the immunity induced by the vaccine and how long it may last, as well as the various groups eligible for the vaccine. More details about the webinar are available here. Related reading: Q&A: What to know about COVID-19 vaccines COVID-19 vaccine advice from DOs who’ve been vaccinated themselves More in Newsbriefs TouroCOM opens new school in Great Falls, Montana The new campus is Touro University’s third college of osteopathic medicine and the first nonprofit medical school in Montana. “Operation Nightingale” fraud scheme alert: Bogus nursing credentials sold to thousands of aspiring nurses It was recently discovered that a scheme, nicknamed “Operation Nightingale,” offered aspiring nurses the opportunity to purchase fake nursing degree diplomas and transcripts. Previous articleAOA statement recognizing Black History Month Next articleJournal of Osteopathic Medicine covers race in medical education, academic publishing in February issue
TouroCOM opens new school in Great Falls, Montana The new campus is Touro University’s third college of osteopathic medicine and the first nonprofit medical school in Montana.
“Operation Nightingale” fraud scheme alert: Bogus nursing credentials sold to thousands of aspiring nurses It was recently discovered that a scheme, nicknamed “Operation Nightingale,” offered aspiring nurses the opportunity to purchase fake nursing degree diplomas and transcripts.