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University of the Pacific hosted a drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination clinic for school staff, students and faculty who are eligible. 

There are 36,000 dentists across the state now able to administer the vaccine. However, just because they can, doesn’t mean they will. KCRA 3 asked Stockton dentist and current President of the California Dental Association Dr. Juddee Tippett-Whyte, “Is there the option to opt-out?"

The California Department of Consumers Affairs gave the green light to a public health emergency waiver that will allow dentists to help administer COVID-19 vaccines.

Many dentists welcome an emergency public health waiver that would allow them to administer the COVID vaccine as the rollout has been considered as too slow.

Dentists in California are being tapped to help ramp up the state's coronavirus vaccination efforts as cases continue to surge.