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World's most-vaccinated nation sees COVID surge Vidya Gappy and Antony Sguazzin, Bloomberg News Seychelles , Bloomberg News Seychelles, which has vaccinated more of its population against the coronavirus than any other country, said active cases of the disease more than doubled in the week to May 7. The Health Ministry of the archipelago off of Africa’s east coast said Monday that the number of active cases had more than doubled since last week to 2,486 people, and 37 per cent of those have received two vaccine doses. Cases are also sur...

Seychelles, which has vaccinated the largest proportion of its population of any country against the coronavirus, said active cases of the disease more than doubled in the week to May 7. The health ministry of the archipelago off Africa's east coast said in a statement on Monday that 2,486 people currently have COVID-19 and 37% of those have received two vaccine doses. The number of active cases rose from 1,068 a week earlier. Sinopharm shots were issued to 57% of those who were fully inoculated and the rest with Covishield, a vaccine made in India under license from AstraZeneca Plc. The Seyc...

ksuadminMay 10, 2021 170 Seychelles has imposed new restrictions to contain the pandemic, despite being the country with the highest vaccination rate in the world: 67.7% have taken at least one dose and 61.1% are fully vaccinated. An epidemic at the end of April, which pushed the incidence of the virus in the country to figures higher than those of India, questions its openness to tourism, as well as the effectiveness of the AstraZeneca vaccine, produced in India, and that of the Chinese. Sinopharm company. “Despite all the exceptional efforts we are making, the Covid-19 situation in our...

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...

Was Boris Johnson Right To Fear Other Countries’ Covid Waves Will Wash Up In The UK? Recent reminders that the virus can still catch us by surprise. You’re reading The Waugh Zone, our daily politics briefing. Sign up now to get it by email in the evening. 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.