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Making sense of the deluge of early COVID-19 vaccine data

A roundup of early COVID-19 vaccine data shows it’s not going to be smooth sailing

May 23, 2020 7:13 AM UTC

It’s been a big couple of weeks for COVID-19 vaccine data, and the findings are simultaneously encouraging and disheartening. While they hint that some level of protection is achievable -- by multiple candidates -- more than one red flag has arisen.

Low levels of neutralizing antibodies, pre-existing immunity to viral vectors, and a lack of the sterilizing immunity required for herd immunity will likely temper at least some of the enthusiasm. ...