No, not our vaccines. China’s vaccines. But you already knew that.
Let’s back up. Contrary to popular belief, the nation with the highest percentage of its population that’s been fully vaccinated isn’t Israel. It’s the tiny country of Seychelles, located off of Africa’s east coast in the Indian Ocean. They’ve fully vaxxed 62.2 percent of their people, the only nation on earth to cross the 60 percent threshold. And yet:
That’s not supposed to happen. How can a country with more immunity per capita than any other be experiencing a wave of COVID?
Bloomberg is hunting for clues:
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Back in March, when the Covid third wave hit the rest of Europe, Boris Johnson was clearly worried about its impact on the UK. “People in this country should be under no illusions that previous experience has taught us that when a wave hits our friends, I’m afraid it washes up on our shores as well,” the PM said.
Looks like the vaccines are a bust!
No, not our vaccines. China’s vaccines. But you already knew that.
Let’s back up. Contrary to popular belief, the nation with the highest percentage of its population that’s been fully vaccinated isn’t Israel. It’s the tiny country of Seychelles, located off of Africa’s east coast in the Indian Ocean. They’ve fully vaxxed 62.2 percent of their people, the only nation on earth to cross the 60 percent threshold. And yet:
That’s not supposed to happen. How can a country with more immunity per capita than any other be experiencing a wave of COVID?
Seychelles, world’s most-vaccinated nation, activates curbs as coronavirus cases rise
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Seychelles, world’s most-vaccinated nation, activates curbs as coronavirus cases riseBy Kamlesh Bhuckory and Antony Sguazzin, Bloomberg
Last Updated: May 05, 2021, 10:52 PM IST
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The measures, which include bans on the intermingling of households and the early closure of bars, come even as the country has fully vaccinated more than 60% of its adult population with two doses of Covid-19 vaccines. The curbs are similar to those last imposed at the end of 2020.
Reuters
By April 12, 59% of the doses administered were Sinopharm vaccines and the rest were Covishield, a version of AstraZeneca Plc’s shot made under license in India.