Respond to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Information to support your practice and patients.
Updated January 24, 2022
Watch the COVID-19: Vaccine page for updates on vaccine recommendations, clinical considerations, boosters, impact of variants and more.
Join more than 900 family medicine colleagues in the COVID-19 Member Community to discuss issues, ask questions and connect with AAFP staff.
The Latest News
- FDA Expands Remdesivir EUA for Outpatients 12 Years and Older: It can be given to treat mild-to-moderate COVID-19 disease and reduce the risk of hospitalization in high-risk patients.
- COVID-19 Vaccine Education And Equity Project Issues Brief: This new paper addresses issues that allow for COVID-19 vaccine disparities to persist.
- FDA Updates Medical Device Shortages List: They recently added all blood specimen collection tubes to the testing supplies category. The alert also offers an FAQs and conversation strategies.
- Supreme Court Upholds CMS Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers: On Jan. 13, the U.S. Supreme Court struck the vaccine mandate for employers with 100+ employees, but upheld the vaccine mandate for health care workers.
- CDC Approves Amended Moderna Vaccine EUA: On Jan. 7, the CDC approved shortening the time between the primary series to 5 months for the Moderna mRNA vaccine. This is the same as Pfizer-BioNTech.
- CDC Recommits to Isolation and Quarantine Guidelines without Tests: The CDC has developed a detailed web page that explains the new isolation and quarantine guidance. But these recommendations don't apply to healthcare professionals.
- FDA Authorizes Boosters for Adolescents and Third Doses for Children Who Are Immunosuppressed: On Jan. 3, the FDA amended the EUA for the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine to expand use in adolescents and shorten time to 5 months between the primary series.
- FDA Gives Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 Oral Medication: The antiviral oral medication paxlovid may reduce hospitalization and death due to COVID-19. Molnupiravir has also received an EUA. View our COVID-19 Therapeutics Table.
Telehealth & Virtual Care
Telehealth and virtual care are critical in delivering care. Here's what you need to make it work for your practice, from technology to payment.
Featured Resource: Telehealth Toolkit Supports Alternative Care Delivery
Continuing Medical Education
Access resources that support your education needs.
Earn CME for sessions like the COVID-19 Vaccine Authorization and Misinformation.
Clinical Resources
The AAFP is monitoring for information that can help you provide care throughout the pandemic.
Find specifics on treatment options with therapeutics, long COVID, clinical management and more.
Grassroots Advocacy
The AAFP continues advocating to ensure you have the resources you need to care for patients.
Speak Out: Urge Your Governor to Utilize FPs in COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution for Children Under 12
Practice Management
Find information on coding and payment, testing, physician well-being and more.
Featured Resource: The COVID-19 Physician Well-being page offers a self check, planner and articles.
Member Communications
You need simple ways to engage with peers and the AAFP about COVID-19 and the impact on your practice.
Contribute to conversations in the COVID-19 member community. or replay Town Halls and webinars.