Coronavirus Vaccine Update: Where Does the Coronavirus Vaccine Stand?

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Priority groups identified to date include people at increased risk for severe COVID-19 (such as those with pre-existing conditions or advanced age) and essential workers, including health care personnel. It’s likely these groups will have first priority for vaccination, followed by the general public.

However, Rasmussen notes she is uncertain there is a clear plan “to ensure equitable access for marginalized communities disproportionately affected by the pandemic.” The pandemic is already highlighting racial disparities in access to testing, care, and treatment, and is consequently devastating Black and brown communities in the U.S. Vaccine access is likely to be another area fraught with inequality if there aren’t policies in place to counter these disparities.

Will enough people even use the vaccine?

Once the vaccine is eventually released, the natural next concern is: Will people get it? The vast majority of public health experts who do infectious disease work day in and day out certainly will. “Assuming the vaccine meets the FDA’s standards for safety and efficacy and is supported by data, I will get the vaccine as soon as I am able, and so will my family. I’m not encouraging people to do something I wouldn’t do myself,” says Rasmussen.

Morrison urges trust in the scientists who are carrying out this research every day. “Scientists are doing their jobs, and honestly, I have not slept a full night since January trying to keep on top of everything,” she says. “Neither have other scientists who are committed to doing their best to get us out of this situation.”

With that said, studies have already suggested that hesitancy about this vaccine is high. A recent nationally representative Gallup news poll of 7,632 adults suggested that 35% of Americans would decline a coronavirus vaccine even if it were free and FDA-approved. Some misgivings may come from the framing of the race to the vaccine. Even though Dr. Fauci has clarified that, “Right now the FDA is not cutting corners, but they’re doing things in a much more rapid, expedited way,” the term “warp speed” can still make it seem as though the process will neglect safety in favor of speed. The fact that the U.S. government is making payments to COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers conditional on meeting certain timeline goals also appears to incentivize timing over safety.

“I worry a lot that Trump will pressure the FDA to issue an EUA [emergency use authorization] for a vaccine without evidence of efficacy,” says Rasmussen. She notes that, in the very worst-case scenario, the U.S. government releasing a vaccine to the public that doesn’t work or is not safe would be catastrophic, would result in millions of people being exposed to an infection they believe themselves protected against, and would undermine vaccine confidence and fuel anti-vaccine sentiment, which is already a big enough challenge to public health as it is.

How should we stay safe in the meantime?

While we’re all anxiously awaiting a safe, effective vaccine, we still need to continue protecting ourselves and our communities. Wash your hands frequently, and use hand sanitizer if you don’t have access to soap and water. Continue social distancing as much as possible (and take care of your mental health while you do): Minimize your trips outside your home, and wear a mask when you need to go out. Keep in mind that just because you’re attending a family gathering doesn’t mean you’re safe; these kinds of get-togethers are responsible for a number of outbreaks, so mask up and distance from anyone you don’t love with, even family.

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Finally, unfortunately, a vaccine won’t be a panacea. If a vaccine is only 50% effective and only 70% of the population agrees to be vaccinated, that likely will not be high enough to reach herd immunity levels, meaning the virus can continue to circulate among communities. Because of this and the other issues I’ve explored above, Rasmussen urges people to manage their expectations, as tough as that may be. “When a vaccine is approved, it won’t be immediately available and it won’t immediately end the pandemic. We will likely have multiple vaccines that will take time to distribute, along with the time it will take to win hearts and minds for public health,” she says. “A vaccine will be the beginning of the end, but that end will be measured over months or even years, not days.”

https://www.self.com/story/coronavirus-vaccine-update

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