Covid Vaccines May Need Tweaking for Variants: Johns Hopkins

The video discusses the effectiveness of vaccines against new COVID-19 strains, emphasizing the importance of vaccination to prevent severe infections. It highlights challenges in vaccine production and distribution, particularly for essential workers. The progress in vaccination efforts in the US is compared to other regions, with a focus on outreach strategies. The impact of vaccination on social distancing and masking is explored, along with the challenges of maintaining the cold chain for vaccines and the potential benefits of new vaccine technologies.

What factors will determine the need for masks and social distancing after 70% of the population is vaccinated?

What advantages do new vaccines that do not require cold chain storage offer?