04 October 2021

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New Covid19 Vaccination Factsheet Updates

Editorial Team

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The ADA has updated its COVID-19 Vaccination Fact Sheet to give dentists and dental team members the latest information on COVID-19 booster shots.

As of September 22, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized a third single booster dose of the Comirnaty vaccine to be administered 6 months after the primary series in the following populations:

• Individuals aged 65 years or older.

• Individuals aged 18-64 who are at high risk of severe COVID-19 disease (e.g., people who are immunocompromised or have an underlying condition that may predispose them to severe COVID-19 disease).

• Individuals aged 18-64 whose frequent institutional or occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2 puts them at high risk of serious complications of COVID-19, including severe COVID-19.

Comirnaty was previously known as the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and is FDA-approved as a primary vaccination series for all individuals 16 years of age and older.

The ADA will continue to monitor developments related to COVID-19 vaccine authorizations and administration on behalf of the professional and public. For more information, visit ADA.org/virus.

Factsheet: https://success.ada.org/~/media/CPS/Files/COVID/ADA_Vaccine_Insight_Key_Facts

Source#1: https://www.ada.org/

Source #2: https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-authorizes-booster-dose-pfizer-biontech-covid-19-vaccine-certain-populations