Dental stock prices rise after promising COVID-19 vaccine news

Investors are hopeful more patients will soon resume scheduling nonessential procedures after Pfizer said its COVID-19 vaccine was 90 percent effective in preventing the disease, according to a Nov. 9 Bloomberg report.

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The news influenced investors to pour their dollars back into dental stocks, as tech-focused dental companies such as Dentsply Sirona and Henry Schein posted double-digit stock gains, Bloomberg reported.

Stocks for medical devicemakers and hospitals also rose following Pfizer’s announcement.

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