{"id":72574,"date":"2020-12-23T12:11:55","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T17:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/?post_type=cu_story&p=72574"},"modified":"2025-08-19T09:37:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:37:17","slug":"improving-building-ventilation-can-help-us-control-the-spread-of-covid-19-during-the-winter-months","status":"publish","type":"cu_story","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/story\/improving-building-ventilation-can-help-us-control-the-spread-of-covid-19-during-the-winter-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Improving building ventilation can help us control the spread of COVID-19 during the winter months"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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As predicted, we are in the middle of second wave of COVID-19. As of Dec. 23, the world has seen over 78 million confirmed cases and 1.7 million deaths<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the few successes to emerge has been the creation of COVID-19 vaccines in record time. But vaccination will not provide immediate relief<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are many unanswered questions about the efficacy of the vaccines. For instance, vaccine studies mostly tracked how many of the individuals that were vaccinated became sick. It is not known if the vaccinated individuals can still carry the virus asymptomatically; vaccinated people don\u2019t show symptoms, but some may continue to have virus in the nose and throat that can replicate and spread<\/a>. We also do not know about the chances of reinfection or long-term immunity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“The Pfizer\/BioNTech vaccine prevents clinical disease but it it still unclear if it prevents asymptomatic infection, or asymptomatic transmission.” Anthony Fauci, MD
Complete interview at https:\/\/t.co\/GT3ET6GzLh<\/a>#COVID19<\/a> #Coronavirus<\/a> #Fauci<\/a> #covidvaccine<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/YRKuidhBNb<\/a><\/p>

\u2014 JAMA (@JAMA_current) December 14, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n