Why is the world's most vaccinated nation struggling with a huge Covid case rate?
The Seychelles has fully vaccinated more than 80 per cent of its population, but its case rate is 67 times higher than ours
24 May 2021 • 3:59pm
Coronavirus cases in the Seychelles have rocketed – but the numbers don't tell the whole story
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By now the data is pretty clear. Certainly in the UK, where more than 68 per cent of the population has had a first jab and 37 per cent their second, hospitalisations have plateaued and deaths have dropped to a handful a day. It’s the same story in Israel, where 78 per cent of citizens are fully vaccinated and the current seven-day infection rate is 2 per 100,000 people.