With a long-awaited coronavirus vaccine finally shining a light at the end of the long, dark tunnel that has been 2020, The Brink reached out to Boston University COVID-19 experts Davidson Hamer and Judy Platt for answers to so many questions. How soon will vaccines arrive? How prepared is BU to distribute COVID-19 vaccines on campus? How well will the vaccines work? Who will get them first? How long will immunity last? And more.
One thing that's clear is that the complete rollout of vaccines will take months, probably into the summer. So, at BU and around the country, winter and spring should feel a lot like this fall: wear masks, stay six feet apart, avoid indoor gatherings, safeguard your household bubble, and, at BU, keep adhering to the University's COVID-19 health protocols and rigorous testing schedule. In other words, don't relax just because a vaccine is coming. In this edited and condensed version of that conversation, here is what Hamer and Platt explain.
