Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England, answers questions at Downing Street press briefing

The video discusses the importance of understanding the time it takes for vaccines to provide protection, emphasizing the need for continued social distancing even after vaccination. It explains the three ways vaccines protect: individual protection, reducing transmission risk, and decreasing virus circulation in the community. The speaker highlights the current high virus rates and the necessity of combining vaccination with social distancing to lower these rates.

What is the importance of the waiting period after vaccination?

Why is social distancing still recommended even after vaccination?

What are the three ways vaccines are said to protect individuals?

What does the data suggest about the risk of transmission after vaccination?

How does the current rate of virus in the community affect vaccination efforts?