Dr. Fauci says early coronavirus vaccines won’t stop COVID-19 infections – but that’s okay

[Chris Smith]

• Dr. Anthony Fauci explained that the main goal for coronavirus vaccines isn't to block COVID-19 infections, but instead to stop severe cases and life-threatening complications.
• By stopping symptoms, the vaccine would prevent severe illnesses and save lives.
• Preventing COVID-19 infections entirely is a secondary goal for early vaccine candidates, Fauci said.

About half a dozen novel coronavirus vaccine candidates are in the final stage of trials, and a few of them will have conclusions ready in the coming weeks. Hopefully, more than one of these experimental drugs will turn out to be safe and effective against COVID-19 so that emergency vaccination campaigns can begin. But there’s no guarantee that any of the Phase 3 trials will be successful, and we have plenty of examples of drugs that have failed in COVID-19 experiments so far.

The first COVID-19 vaccines won’t be 100% effective either, which means people who are vaccinated will still have to take precautions to avoid contracting the illness for as long as possible. Health experts have made it clear that face masks and social distancing measures will stay in place for at least another year while vaccination campaigns get underway.

Dr. Anthony Fauci explained in an interview that the actual goal of the early COVID-19 vaccines isn’t even to block infections, a detail that people should be aware of even before considering whether to get a vaccine or which vaccine to go for. Instead, scientists are aiming to prevent severe COVID-19 cases or stop symptoms altogether. The virus would still gain entry into the human body, but vaccines will stop it from replicating and prevent symptoms, including life-threatening complications.

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