exponential rise in number of these countries are experiencing, the czech republic, germany, the netherlands, even france is beginning to see big rises and once you see that going up, vaccine coverage, for example those that come forward now doesn t kick in very quickly so it is going to take time, time. ithink very quickly so it is going to take time, time. i think the hospitals are going to continue to be under real strain but the measurements governments are taking now will make a difference. i know the restrictions of unwelcome and they really need to emphasise the message around vaccination and, importantly, get those booster campaigns running at speed and i really do hope that the situation will improve. find at speed and i really do hope that the situation will improve. and what is the picture the situation will improve. and what is the picture with the situation will improve. and what is the picture with booster is the picture with booster campaigns in various countries?
is the right word but we have been in this situation for months and months and months. we have had high incidence sincejuly. it has been bumping around but it has been consistently high, much, much higher than everywhere else in europe for many months. really, it is only now that the rest of europe has started to catch up with us. with some countries, at least austria for instance, has overtaken us. but that s quite recent over the last few weeks. central european countries have really taken off. they tend to be the countries with the lower levels of vaccine coverage. if you look at the countries with higher levels of vaccine coverage like portugal, spain and italy, which have also kept some restrictions in place in the most cases as well, then cases are starting to increase their book from a much, much lower level. where are we in relation
employers. this is probably going to move some employers who can t afford that or don t want to put that burden on their employees in a tight labor market, to say, you know what, let s go ahead with the mandate. and also, chris, i ll just say, this is going to force people to upload proof of their vaccination. we still have people even in health care who have been lacking in the documentation, the administrative side of things. we ll get a true sense what have the gap is to get us where we want to be in terms of vaccine coverage. i will also lastly say, really important for all employers out there, whatever your decision is, to continue with education and direct engagement. this is an opportunity for us to still continue to reach people who are yet to be unvaccinated, to minimize any feeling of being upset about this type of policy, it s important for parallel education efforts to continue. you re uniquely qualified to speak about this story, you were involved in the effort to get
Immediately after returning to India after attending the G20 Summit and COP26, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually hold a review meeting with districts having low COVID-19 vaccination coverage on Wednesday at 12 noon.