Once considered eliminated in the United States, measles is resurging due to declining vaccination rates, placing oral health professionals on the front lines of early detection and prevention.
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More than 4,000 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on their way to Maine may need to be discarded because they did not arrive frozen. Moderna’s vaccine must be kept at -13°F to 5°F to ensure viability. Maine public health officials note…
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This information is from the article Scope of Practice Expansion Opportunities For Dental Hygienists by Tatiyana Trowbridge, DDS. To read the article, click here.
Chinese COVID-19 Vaccine Exhibits Disappointing Results
Preliminary data on the CoronaVac—a COVID-19 vaccination manufactured by the Beijing-based biopharmaceutical company Sinovac—demonstrated only about 50% efficacy in preventing mild and severe COVID-19 illness in a Brazilian clinical trial.…
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WHO Raises Concerns About Equity in COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
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