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   But the emergence of a vaccine won’t put an end to the need for
   masking, physical distancing, and other effective interventions that
   slow the spread of the coronavirus—at least, not for a long while, says
   Brandon Dionne, an assistant clinical professor of pharmacy and health
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   “In the early stages of the vaccine rollout, I don’t think that a
   vaccine should change anyone’s behaviors,” he says. “We’re still going
   to need to use that in conjunction with masks, social distancing, and
   hand hygiene—like we’ve been doing—until we have more information about
   how [a vaccine] actually affects transmission.”
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   another,” Dionne says.  “I view the vaccine as just another slice of
   cheese that hopefully blocks the holes of some other things, like
   mask-wearing and social distancing.”

   Reports of coronavirus re-infection cases have added more questions
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   For now, and after a vaccine is available, Dionne says, everyone needs
   to do their part in the pandemic with masks, distancing, and other
   healthy behaviors.