CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS – MARCH 23: A sign promoting social distancing in a shop window in Harvard Square near the campus of Harvard University campus on March 23, 2020 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Students were required to be out of their dorms no later than March 15 and finish the rest of the semester online due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
(Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)Study: Social Distancing may be Necessary for 2 Years Unless a coronavirus vaccine becomes available soon, U.S. residents may have to continue practicing social distancing for two more years.
That's according to a study published Tuesday by the Harvard School of Public Health, which combined COVID-19 data with information about similar viruses to project the future of the coronavirus pandemic.
The results indicate the virus won't go away unless social distancing measures are practiced well into 2022. The study also found that the while the coronavirus might disappear during summer months, the U.S. is likely to experience "wintertime outbreaks" after the current wave disappears.
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