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Journal of Multidisciplinary
Dental Research

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Journal of Multidisciplinary Dental Research

DOI: 10.38138/JMDR/v7i2.ia

Volume: 7, Issue: 2, Pages: 46-50

Invited Article

Understanding COVID-19 Vaccines and Immunity

Lakshman Samaranayake​ ✉ 1, Sukumaran Anil 2

1 Professor Emeritus and Immediate-past Dean, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2 Professor & Senior Consultant, Oral Health Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar

Corresponding author ✉: [email protected]

Received Date:07 December 2021, Accepted Date:07 December 2021, Published Date:27 December 2021

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Abstract

COVID-19 Vaccines are currently the talk of the world. The internet is full of memes on COVOD-19 vaccines - myths more than truths. In this commentary we further review some of the issues related to the success and failure of COVID-19 vaccines, and the theoretical and practical elements on vaccinations and immunity that the dental health care providers have to be knowledgeable, so as to offer advice and guidance to their team, the patients, as well as the public.

References

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