Why Oral Health Care is Vital to a Long-Term COVID-19 Strategy

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On March 29, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its page1 listing certain medical conditions predisposing individuals to severe COVID-19 to include:




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  • Type 1 diabetes
  • Asthma
  • Liver disease
  • HIV infection
  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Being overweight (in addition to obesity, which was already listed)

The update comes at a time of shift in the COVID-19 pandemic. In early March, the United States passed the benchmark of having vaccinated half of all adults over the age of 65.2 (The CDC states that more than 80% of COVID-19 deaths occur in people over the age of 65.1) Many states have opened vaccine eligibility to include any adult who wants to receive one. However, variants of SARS-CoV-2 and, in some places, rising case numbers remain a cause of concern. No vaccine is currently approved for anyone under the age of 16...

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