Developed in the United Kingdom, the COVID-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford has shown 74.6% effectiveness against the new, more contagious UK-based variant, B117, of SARS-CoV-2. The research results were published…
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has applied for an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its one-shot COVID-19 vaccine, which has shown 66% efficacy in preventing moderate to severe…
As efforts to improve COVID-19 vaccination rates ramp up, more states are allowing oral health professionals to administer these immunizations after completing a certain amount of training. Currently, specially trained dental hygienists are…
It has been a year since the United States declared a public health emergency because of the rapid transmission of SARS-CoV-2. The US issued this declaration on February 3, 2020, three days following a similar statement made by the World…
This information is from the article When Should I Refer Patients to a Periodontist? By Timothy J. Hempton, DDS and Gayathri M. Shenoy, DMD. To read the article, click here.