College Students Helping Discover If Vaccine Can Stop Transmission

The video discusses a study on the COVID vaccine's ability to prevent virus transmission. The Prevent KOvideo study involves 12,000 students from 21 universities, with half receiving the vaccine immediately and the other half four months later. Volunteers participate in daily nose swabs, saliva monitoring, and symptom tracking. The study aims to capture real-time infection data and track viral particles. Participants express hopes for a post-pandemic life, and results are expected by fall 2021.

What is the main question scientists are trying to answer regarding the COVID vaccine?

• Whether it can cure COVID-19 completely

• How long the vaccine's effects last

• The cost-effectiveness of the vaccine

• If it can prevent virus shedding and transmission

How many students are participating in the Prevent KOvideo study?

• 20,000 students

• 10,000 students

• 15,000 students

• 12,000 students

What is one of the procedures participants in the study must undergo?

• Weekly blood transfusions

• Daily nose swabs

• Daily exercise routines

• Monthly MRI scans

What do participants hope to achieve post-pandemic?

• Learning new languages

• Building new homes

• Starting new businesses

• Traveling and seeing family regularly

When do scientists hope to report the results of the study?

• Winter 2021

• Fall 2021

• Summer 2021

• Spring 2021