The United States will have to keep COVID-19 cases low to prevent more congestion caused by variants, and for the vaccine to remain effective, an expert recently told CNN.
What is happening?
Dr Michael Mina, an epidemiologist at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, told CNN on Tuesday night that the COVID-19 vaccine would still be effective against the coronavirus if people kept the cases low.
- “The best thing we can do to improve the chances that the vaccine will work as we hope is to reduce cases as much as possible without the reduction occurring due to immunity acquired by the vaccine,” he said. said.
Mina said that wearing masks and being socially removed could prevent the coronavirus from spreading at a high level. Soon it will be likely that you will contact someone who has already been vaccinated.
- “The more opportunities we offer the virus to come in contact with someone who is immune, the greater the chance for the virus to find a way to get that level of immunity and those antibodies,” Mina told CNN.
Do not relax
Experts are still urging Americans not to slacken their habits, amid the coronavirus pandemic. In fact, dr. Brandon Webb, a doctor at Intermountain Healthcare Infectious Diseases in Utah, told reporters it’s not time to relax, according to the Deseret News.
- Webb said about 20% of Utahns have the immunity to COVID-19, either through contact detection or through the vaccine, according to Deseret News.
According to NBC News, public health experts continue to recommend that vaccinated Americans wear masks, wear social distances and avoid crowds and poorly ventilated areas.