COVID-19 vaccine won’t immediately end the pandemic, experts say

Finding a vaccine for COVID-19 does not mean an automatic return to normality, experts say, warning people to be “realistic” about the challenges that remain. There may still be some time before it makes a major difference, according to Data Evaluation and Learning for Viral Epidemics (DELVE), a group convened by the Royal Society. Finding a vaccine for COVID-19 does not mean an automatic return to normality, experts say, warning people to be “realistic” about the challenges that remain. There may still be some time before it makes a major difference, according to Data Evaluation and Learning for Viral Epidemics (DELVE), a group convened by the Royal Society. The group highlights potential challenges in a new report, including vaccines being only partially effective or providing only short term immunity, and other logistical issues around manufacturing and distribution. “Vaccines are held up as our best chance of getting our lives back to some sense of normality,...