College Students Helping Discover If Vaccine Can Stop Transmission

The video discusses a study on the COVID vaccine's ability to prevent virus transmission. The Prevent KOvideo study involves 12,000 students from 21 universities, with half receiving the vaccine immediately and the other half four months later. Volunteers participate in daily nose swabs, saliva monitoring, and symptom tracking. The study aims to capture real-time infection data and track viral particles. Participants express hopes for a post-pandemic life, and results are expected by fall 2021.

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