New computational model finds COVID-19 vaccine will have to be at least 80% effective to achieve a complete "return to normal" (IMAGE)

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New computational model finds COVID-19 vaccine will have to be at least 80% effective to achieve a complete "return to normal"

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What does it mean if a COVID19 vaccine were to offer 80 percent efficacy? From "Vaccine Efficacy Needed for a COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine to Prevent or Stop an Epidemic as the Sole Intervention," by Sarah M. Bartsch et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2020.06.011

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