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There were nearly 700,000 possible reinfections in the past year, with 95.2% of them occurring since December 6

With global COVID cases declining and pandemic fatigue on the rise, many countries are easing restrictions put in place to block the spread of the virus. But it's far too soon to declare victory, say experts, who warn that unequal vaccine access could still lead to&#x20...

As the Delta variant continues its global surge, experts are questioning whether the long-held goal of achieving herd immunity from COVID-19 through vaccination is still viable. Herd immunity is achieved when a certain threshold of the global population has either been inoculated against&#...

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As the Delta variant continues its global surge, experts are questioning whether the long-held goal of achieving herd immunity from Covid-19 through vaccination is still viable.

Delta has shown to be roughly 60% more transmissible than the Alpha variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and up to twice as infectious as the original strain that emerged in late 2019.

How many people does ‘all eligible people’ really mean? This only applies to adults aged 18 and over, as there is no data on the efficacy of the vaccine in minors. France has around 52 million inhabitants aged 18 and over, but not all of them will want the vaccine, as it is not mandatory. The percentage of people in France who say they want the vaccine has risen considerably in recent months. In December 2020, health body Santé publique France estimated that 40% of the population would be ...

He also criticised the government’s decision not to impose a new lockdown. He said: “I think that the extended curfew decision was not right and that we should have had strong lockdowns.” Patrick Weiten, president of the Moselle department, has called for the region’s vaccination campaign to be “dynamised”. Mayor of Thionville, Dr Pierre Cuny, led calls for school holidays to be brought forward by one week and for schools to be closed completely, saying that the measure was being cl...

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