But when is a good time? In the US, about 36 percent of the population is now fully vaccinated, a lot more than ours. “That still seems a bit low,” says Vlieghe. “We see epidemiologically that things get better under control once you have passed the 40 to 50 percent vaccination rate limit.”
Even so, the situation is extremely fragile, including in the US. It is not only in Europe that we are concerned about the rise of the Indian and other variants, “said the infectiologist, who points out that the decision may be in the US. especially the intention is to give the sputtering vaccination campaign a new boost.
Virologist Marc Van Ranst also thinks this is the case. “In the United States, everyone can now get vaccinated, but the country is very polarized. Only half of the Republicans want to get vaccinated, the Democrats are 91 percent. Perhaps President Biden wants to convince everyone to support this. to choose the vaccine. “
Watch the reaction of virologist Marc Van Ranst here and then read on:
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