Impact of COVID-19 on Dentistry Could Be Far-Reaching
The novel coronavirus pandemic has changed the landscape of our lives for the time being. But what is the overall impact of COVID-19 on 21st-century dentistry?
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Public Health Departments Struggle to Prepare for Vaccine Rollout
While the United States has spent more than $10 billion on vaccine development, funds have not been allocated to support public health departments in rolling out two COVID-19 vaccines that may be ready as early as late October or the…
COVID-19 Cases Go Undiagnosed Among Frontline Healthcare Professionals
Approximately 69% of COVID-19 infections went undiagnosed among 3,000 frontline healthcare professionals between April and June in 12 states, according to new research published in the United States Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.…
Biopharmaceutical Industry Leaders Call for Principled Approach to COVID-19 Vaccines and Therapies
In a letter to the biopharmaceutical industry, CEOs from Ovid Therapeutics, Nkarta Therapeutics, Global Blood Therapeutics, Biotechnology Innovation Organization, Acorda Therapeutics, GlycoMimetics, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, and Alkermes…
CDC Says Two Vaccines Will Be Ready by October or November
As yet unidentified, Vaccine A and Vaccine B should be ready for national distribution by late October or early November, according to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The vaccines will initially be used…
Steroids Make a Difference in Patients With Severe COVID-19 Symptoms
The use of systemic corticosteroids may significantly decrease mortality among those critically ill with COVID-19, according to a meta-analysis published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on September 2. The study found…
Additional Evidence Demonstrates COVID-19’s Airborne Spread
Two recent studies—one in China and the other in the Netherlands—show the ability of COVID-19 to quickly spread via aerosols, and the role of poor ventilation in exacerbating the virus’ transmission. Chinese researchers tested breath…
Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines from China and Russia Questioned
Scientists are questioning the effectiveness of vaccines made in China and Russia due to their dependence on the adenovirus, a common cold virus that most people have already encountered. Both the Russian and Chinese vaccines use a modified…
FDA Provides Emergency Authorization to Fast and Inexpensive COVID-19 Test
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Abbott Laboratories emergency authorization for its $5, 15-minute COVID-19 test. The antigen test is point-of-care, meaning that no lab or equipment is needed to process the…
Engineering and Dental Colleges Team Up to Improve Safety of Oral Health Care
Faculty in the University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry and College of Engineering have collaborated on strategies to make the provision of oral health care at the university’s dental clinic safer during the global pandemic. The…
