COVID-19: As cases tick up and Delta variant increases, expert urges people to get their second dose I think the way the public should react to this is, we re on course, as long as everyone gets double vaccinated
Author of the article: Gordon Hoekstra
Publishing date: Jul 24, 2021 • 1 hour ago • 3 minute read • Ada Zeng of Vancouver Coastal Health gives a COVID-19 vaccination to Joseph, 13. After taking a spin on the AtmosFear and snacking on hot dogs and mini donuts, people visiting Playland this weekend were invited to stop by a pop-up immunization clinic. Photo by Francis Georgian /PNG
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As COVID-19 cases tick up in British Columbia and a more virulent virus mutation spreads, it’s more important than ever for residents to get fully vaccinated, says an infectious disease expert.
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The province, on Friday, reported that 80.6 per cent of adults and 79.5 per cent of everyone over the age of 12 eligible for vaccination had received their first dose with full-vaccination rates hitting 49.9 per cent and 53.2 per cent, respectively.
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However, the number of those eligible who aren’t immunized, “that’s huge, because that’s 20 per cent that is unvaccinated,” said Dr. Brian Conway, medical director of the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre.”
However, the number of those eligible who aren’t immunized, “that’s huge, because that’s 20 per cent that is unvaccinated,” said Dr. Brian Conway, medical director of the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre. “And then [there are] 10 per cent who are fully vaccinated that didn’t respond to the vaccine, because the vaccine doesn’t work 100 per cent of the time. “So now we’re up to 30 per cent, and it might be higher than that, because the vaccine may not protect as well against the Delta and Lambda variants,” Conway added. And even if vaccinated individuals are protected against serious illness, Conway said they can still act as vectors of the variants and infect people who are more vulnerable to COVID 19.
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