If the disease is defeated, immunity is more comprehensive, but less potent. It is therefore recommended that at least one dose of the vaccine be administered to people who have had the disease.
The author reminds us that we are going into a pandemic summer and the situation will remain for a long time. We must be optimist, but remain cautious.
Maria Garcés-Sánchez, specialist in paediatrics and researcher in the Vaccines Area at FISABIO, explains why vaccinating children against COVID-19 is not a priority at the moment.
The vaccine protects us against severe forms of COVID-19, but does it prevent us from catching it or infecting others?
As the debate on vaccines grows, people with doubts will dissipate them and take a stand for or against them.
Vaccine development takes a long time, often more than fifteen years. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has accelerated the process in record time. This race has only just begun and there is much to be learned in the near future.