Vaccines alone may not be enough to end pandemic
Written By : Hina Zahid
Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2021-03-21 12:01 GMT | Update On 2021-03-21 12:01 GMT
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WASHINGTON - Even as vaccines are becoming more readily available in the U.S., protecting against the asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic spread of the virus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes COVID-19 is key to ending the pandemic, say two Georgetown infectious disease experts.
In their Perspective, "SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Without Symptoms" published March 18 in the journal Science, Angela L. Rasmussen, PhD, and Saskia V. Popescu, PhD, MA, faculty affiliates of the Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown University Medical Center, make the case that symptomless transmission silently drives viral spread and is key to ending the pandemic.
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/371/6535/1206
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