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ADA Releases COVID-19 Vaccine Fact Sheet for Oral Health Professionals
The American Dental Association (ADA) published a fact sheet about COVID-19 vaccines on December 15. The “Key Facts” document provides oral health professionals with information on the status of COVID-19 vaccines in the United States, where…
Dispelling Myths About COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines
Vaccine hesitancy is alive and well in the United States, and many Americans have expressed concern about taking vaccines that were developed so quickly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there are a few myths that are simple to…
Strategies to Support Compliance With Multi-Dose COVID-19 Vaccinations
The first person in the United States to receive the new Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, a New York nurse, received the initial dose on December 14. But without the second shot required 21 days after the initial one, the first dose of Pfizer’s…
IADR/AADR Define Essential Oral Healthcare During COVID-19
The start of the COVID-19 pandemic was marked by the closure of American dental practices except for emergency care. Their subsequent reopening for the full range of dental services and seemingly low rate of COVID-19 transmission beg the…
New Report Finds US Healthcare System Dramatically Impacted by the Global Pandemic
COVID-19 is wreaking havoc around the world, and its effects have profoundly affected all aspects of the United States healthcare system—from spending to outcomes to access. A report produced by the Peterson Center on Healthcare and Kaiser…
California Includes Oral Health Professionals in First Phase of COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
The state of California is set to receive 327,000 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine as early as next week, and oral health professionals are included in Phase 1a, which puts healthcare providers and long-term care residents at the front…
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Asymptomatic and Recovered Individuals May Still Benefit from COVID-19 Vaccination
The United States Food and Drug Administration is on the cusp of granting emergency use authorization to the Pfizer vaccine and states are busy preparing for its distribution amid rising COVID-19 rates. But what about those who have…
Canada Approves the Use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine
After the completion of an independent review of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine data, Canada has approved its use and may begin immunizing its citizens as early as next week. The United Kingdom granted the vaccine emergency use status and…
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