Vaccines Need Not Completely Stop COVID Transmission to Curb the Pandemic
Lessons from other viruses show that even if vaccines don’t completely stop disease spread, they can still successfully contain it
Stacey McKenna is a medical anthropologist and freelance journalist who writes about science, travel, and all things equine.
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