3 Questions And The Emerging Answers About COVID-19 Vaccine Protection

As the COVID-19 vaccine rolls out, three big questions loom. First, can someone who has been vaccinated still spread the disease? Second, will the vaccine remain effective as the virus itself evolves? And third, how long will the vaccine's protection last?

Answers to these questions lie in our immune systems. And the answers aren't straightforward because our immune systems are both remarkably adept and remarkably challenging to predict.

Let's start with the first question, about whether people who are vaccinated can still spread the disease. , an immunologist at the University of Washington, says that's not just an