The people who need coronavirus vaccines the most just got great news

[Chris Smith]

• AstraZeneca revealed that its coronavirus vaccine candidate delivers the same immune response in older and younger people and that older people are less likely to experience adverse effects.
• The elderly might benefit the most from the first round of vaccinations, as they’re an at-risk category of people for COVID-19 complications.
• The company did not release a new study about its advanced COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
• The company resumed the US arm of its massive Phase 3 trial after the study was paused in early September.

The novel coronavirus is here to stay, and there’s little hope that the virus can be eradicated. Health experts expect COVID-19 to become endemic, just like the flu, an illness we’ve learned to live with. Living with the novel coronavirus isn’t possible as long as we don’t have vaccines and other drugs to prevent the illness or its severe complications. The first vaccines might be approved as soon as this winter, and the first emergency campaigns might start in some countries by the end of 2020, assuming the frontrunners that will soon complete the Phase 3 trials are safe and effective. Even once a vaccine is approved, the world will still have to adhere to safety measures. Face mask use, social distancing, and frequent hand washing will be advised for at least a year. That’s because vaccines will not be 100% effective.

Also, it’s still unclear how long COVID-19 immunity lasts, and while the signs are good, we’ll have to wait and see what sort of immunity we can expect from vaccines. That said, promising signs about vaccines continue to arrive, with a new announcement bringing good news for the people who need a COVID-19 vaccine the most.

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