The arrival of the first COVID-19 vaccine will not mean people can throw away their face masks, experts say. Face coverings, social distancing and a lot of handwashing still will be required for some time after COVID-19 vaccines become available. But for how long? That depends on how effective the vaccines are and how long protection lasts. Such questions will not be answered when the first injections arrive. "This vaccine is not likely to be a suit of armor," said William Schaffner, an expert on infectious disease at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Tennessee. In other words, a vaccine is not likely to be 100 percent effective. Seasonal influenza vaccines, for example, have been 60 percent effective, at best, in recent years. The least efficient vaccines were only 10 percent effective. The United States Food and Drug Administration, FDA, has said it aims to have a 50 percent rate of effectiveness in COVID-19 vaccines.
Title: COVID Measures Will Not End When Vaccine Arrives, Experts Say
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4619/B.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='COVID Measures Will Not End When Vaccine Arrives, Experts Say' data-article-id='5146'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='10875'>The arrival of the first COVID-19 vaccine will not mean people can throw away their face masks, experts say.</span> <span data-start-time='10875' data-end-time='25396'>Face coverings, social distancing and a lot of handwashing still will be required for some time after COVID-19 vaccines become available.</span> <span data-start-time='25396' data-end-time='28146'> But for how long?</span> <span data-start-time='28146' data-end-time='37250'>That depends on how effective the vaccines are and how long protection lasts.</span> <span data-start-time='37250' data-end-time='43729'>Such questions will not be answered when the first injections arrive.</span> <span data-start-time='43729' data-end-time='59313'>"This vaccine is not likely to be a suit of armor," said William Schaffner, an expert on infectious disease at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Tennessee.</span> <span data-start-time='59313' data-end-time='66000'>In other words, a vaccine is not likely to be 100 percent effective.</span> <span data-start-time='66000' data-end-time='75708'>Seasonal influenza vaccines, for example, have been 60 percent effective, at best, in recent years.</span> <span data-start-time='75708' data-end-time='80688'> The least efficient vaccines were only 10 percent effective.</span> <span data-start-time='80688' data-end-time='93771'>The United States Food and Drug Administration, FDA, has said it aims to have a 50 percent rate of effectiveness in COVID-19 vaccines.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4619/B.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=16144 data-hint-location='43729' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4619/what_does_armor_mean.wav'>What does armor mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Protection'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4619/protection.wav'><span>Protection</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4619/celebration.wav'><span>Celebration</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4619/long_distance.wav'><span>Long Distance</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4619/sadness.wav'><span>Sadness</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=16145 data-hint-location='10875' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4619/what_practice_is_not_a_way_to_prevent_covid19.wav'>What practice is NOT a way to prevent COVID-19?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Taking vitamins'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4619/wearing_face_coverings.wav'><span>Wearing face coverings</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4619/social_distancing_.wav'><span>Social distancing </span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4619/handwashing.wav'><span>Handwashing</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4619/taking_vitamins.wav'><span>Taking vitamins</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=16146 data-hint-location='80688' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4619/the_fda_is_seeking_a_covid19_vaccine_effectiveness_rate_of__blank_.wav'>The FDA is seeking a COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness rate of <span class='blank'>50 percent</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='50 percent'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4619/50_percent.wav'><span>50 percent</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4619/80_percent_.wav'><span>80 percent </span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4619/100_percent.wav'><span>100 percent</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4619/10_percent.wav'><span>10 percent</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button 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