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"Dr. John Vanchiere, director of clinical research and the COVID-19 Strike Team for LSU Health Shreveport, says the vaccine continues to fulfill its purpose in preventing people from getting severely ill or dying from the coronavirus.![]()
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“The vaccine is still the best prevention of severe disease, there's no doubt about that. Its ability to prevent transmission from person to person has waned as the viruses mutate. Not a big surprise. And it will continue. We'll continue to see variants emerge,” said Vanchiere, who is also the lead investigator for the LSUHS Pfizer vaccine study. “But the vaccines are still highly effective at preventing severe disease and death. And that's what they were designed to do. And that's what they're still doing.”![]()
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Even after two years, Vanchiere says researchers still cannot predict who will get seriously ill from the coronavirus. And while there are medications and treatments, not everyone responds well to them. So, the vaccine is still the best way to prevent a tragic outcome."![]()
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Vanchiere: Vaccines still preventing severe illness, death
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SHREVEPORT, LA. — Two and a half years have passed since COVID-19 made its appearance in the U.S., and a lot has changed. Americans now have access to both vaccines
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