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Is this for a vaccine that confers sterilizing immunity (ie, prevents infection and therefore onward transmission, as well as preventing severe disease)? I don
by pmg102 6y ago
Is this for a vaccine that confers sterilizing immunity (ie, prevents infection and therefore onward transmission, as well as preventing severe disease)?
I don't believe we yet have evidence that any covid vaccine provides this. I've only read that any vaccine prevents disease or hospitalization.
- lbeltrame 6y agoThere are some indications in animal studies for Moderna and Pfizer, and some preliminary data given by Moderna at the FDA meeting about reduction of transmission, but it's nothing definitive.