Back in March 2020, students and staff at the university began studying Covid-19 in sewage in the absence of available, widespread testing. The program was.
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“If you look at the polio history, we vaccinated our younger ones and we got herd immunity. So, it happened with other infections, it will happen with this infection,” Yildirim said.
Health experts say we need to have about 70% of the state fully vaccinated to reach herd immunity which will help reduce the spread of COVID. We’re only at 34% percent and weekly vaccination numbers are declining.
“So my concern is as we reopen our state and begin to resume activities, whether that’s indoors or outdoors, there are still large pockets where there are very low vaccination rates. That’s where we’re going to see outbreaks,” said Summer McGee, epidemiologist and dean of the University of New Haven School of Health Sciences.
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“I think we’re going to see much more easily widespread implementation and use of this vaccine,” said Summer Mcgee, dean of the University of New Haven School of Health Sciences.
It also does not need to be kept at such cold temperatures as the Pfizer vaccine. McGee said that is helpful reaching more people outside of cities, as well as groups like students who may be hard to schedule a second dose.
“So really this vaccine really presents some interesting tradeoffs,” said McGee. “It’s the balance of some of those logistical benefits with a little bit less effectiveness.”