Despite the arrival of mass vaccines and the start of vaccination campaigns two months ago, The mask continues to be an indispensable element in our lives today. It will soon be a year since the first decree of a state of alert in Spain and this “mask” will continue to be compulsory for the rest of the year, even if even in 2022 we cannot leave the house without it. . But why should the vaccinated continue to use it if they are already vaccinated?
Science has the answer to the question. As published by British media outlet The Guardian in a recent report, these vaccines protecting people from COVID-19, that’s okay, but that doesn’t mean they can continue to infect people, even being asymptomatic to the virus. For this reason, it is so essential that they continue to use it, especially to avoid a rebound in cases while others are waiting for their round of vaccination.
“Now we know that vaccines can protect, but what we haven’t had enough time to really figure out is: does it protect from spreading? “ reflects Avery August, professor of immunology at Cornell University in the United States.
Many doubts about vaccines
And that’s the truth, is that there are still many unknowns about the vaccine: it is not known how doses can protect against asymptomatic transmission of the coronavirus, not even they can specify how long they can protect the vaccines against the virus.
In recent months, and with the appearance of so many strains of the coronavirus, this is one of the big studies in the world. It is essential to know how these variants affect the effectiveness of vaccines, especially South African (B1351), it even reduced the effectiveness of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Ensuite, What is the use of getting vaccinated? The mask and social distancing are still necessary to avoid direct contact with people and, with it, an increase in infections. Therefore, it is necessary that they remain in force as standards until much more progress in the vaccination process. Doses that minimize severe cases of COVID-19 and therefore in the long term Health systems will have a respite from patients admitted for the coronavirus.
The importance of advancing immunization
It is very difficult for a vaccine to provide complete protection against the virus. The truth is that few of them have been successful in history, including the vaccine that killed smallpox. Despite this, Studies of these doses give hope in indicating the degree of protection of vaccines against transmission, with promising results. although incomplete. The main thing is that it reduces the transmission and, only that, would mean a big change in the society we live in today.
“We will probably find out as more and more people get vaccinated, somewhere in mid-September, ”August said, recalling that a vaccine does not have to be fully effective in the fight against the pandemic: “If everyone is vaccinated, there will be fewer viruses.”
“Hopefully we can vaccinate the majority of the population”, said Dr Bruce Y. Lee, professor of health policy at the City University of New York School of Public Health. “This is when we can start talking about moving towards normality” Add. It will be then when we can consider the option of saving the masks to leave the house.
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