The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine is accelerating across the country with 75.2 million doses distributed to the states and 64.1 million doses administered to patients, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine is accelerating across the country with 75.2 million doses distributed to the states and 64.1 million doses administered to patients, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Increasingly, healthcare organizations are having to take cues from non-traditional care sources in order to stay one step ahead of the competition. Patient demand for greater convenience and the entry of more diverse competition catering to those needs is challenging primary care physicians to innovate and improve.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have authorized and recommended the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for emergency use. Both vaccines underwent rigorous FDA scientific and regulatory processes to facilitate development to ensure their safety, efficacy, and quality.
The COVID-19 vaccine now being distributed is one of our best tools yet in ending the pandemic. But as your patients endeavor to educate themselves about the COVID-19 vaccine, be cognizant of the fact that there is a lot of inaccuracies and misinformation in circulation. For example, COVID-19 vaccines will not give you COVID-19. None of the vaccines currently in development or distribution in the U.S. use the live virus that causes COVID-19.