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Can COVID vaccines stop transmission? Scientists race to find answers

Controlling the pandemic will require shots that prevent viral spread, but that feature is difficult to measure.
  1. Smriti Mallapaty
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As countries roll out vaccines that prevent COVID-19, studies are under way to determine whether shots can also stop people from getting infected and passing on the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Vaccines that prevent transmission could help to bring the pandemic under control if they are given to enough people.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-00450-z

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