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Originally Posted by vash
Isn’t corona regaining a foothold in the UK? They are vaccinating as well, right?
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This is a "complicated" issue.
1 - UK is only giving shot #1 right now, which is about ~80% effective at preventing Covid, but 100% effective at stopping hospitazation and death.
2 - The UK has vaccinated less than 50% of their population. You need 70-75% for herd immunity (Israel 60%, UK 45%, USA 29%).
3 - Testing is widely available and encouraged.
4 - PCR test are way to sensitive they way they are used for
DIAGNOSING COVID-19. Lots of people can test positive for exposure to SARS-Co-V2, but not develop COVID-19.
Track by hospitazation and deaths. Those are the best way to track this mess.