In an effort to expedite vaccine distribution, California’s dentists were given approval to begin giving COVID-19 vaccines to patients 16 and older.
California's Department of Consumer Affairs approved a public health emergency waiver to start vaccinating patients, as the state additionally expands sites where the vaccine can be distributed.
La Jolla-based dentist Coleman Meadows says he is looking forward to possibly joining the battle against the spread of COVID-19.
“I think it is a generational challenge,” La Jolla-based dentist Coleman Meadows tells NBC-4. “I hope that a lot of people respond to the call. I hope that the public embraces that."
According to the California Department of Public Health, about 454,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine have been administered in California so far, but 1.3 million doses have been received by the state.