Stakeholders pledge to ensure that COVID-19 vaccines are evaluated and approved "through a rigorous scientific and regulatory process."
The nation's largest healthcare professional associations on Tuesday urged continued precautions to stem the spread of COVID-19 until vaccines for the virus make the public "broadly immunized."
In "an open letter to the American people," the American Medical Association, American Hospital Association, and American Nurses Association affirmed their commitment to ensure that COVID-19 vaccines are evaluated and approved "through a rigorous scientific and regulatory process."
"Vaccines have eradicated smallpox, nearly eliminated chickenpox and polio, and minimized the impact of countless other diseases," the letter said.
"To achieve a similar result from COVID-19 vaccines requires trust in the process to develop, distribute and administer a safe and effective vaccine and broad willingness to get vaccinated."
To date, 13.7 million Americans have been diagnosed with COVID-19, and 269,000 poeple have died, according to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Research Center.
Until the U.S. reaches broad population immunization, the letter urged people to continue to practice three steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19: wear a face mask, maintain social distancing, and wash your hands."
“Vaccines have eradicated smallpox, nearly eliminated chickenpox and polio, and minimized the impact of countless other diseases. To achieve a similar result from COVID-19 vaccines requires trust in the process to develop, distribute and administer a safe and effective vaccine and broad willingness to get vaccinated.”
AMA, ANA, AHA
John Commins is a content specialist and online news editor for HealthLeaders, a Simplify Compliance brand.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
To date, 13.7 million Americans have been diagnosed with COVID-19, and 269,000 poeple have died, according to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Research Center.
Until the U.S. reaches broad population immunization, the ANA, AHA, and AMA urged people to continue to practice three steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19: wear a face mask, maintain social distancing, and wash your hands.