A third corona wave can no longer be averted. Virologist Bert Niesters of the University Medical Center Groningen expresses this fear in the Nederlands Dagblad. “If we don’t have lower numbers by the end of next week than now, we will have a big problem.”
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According to him, there is talk of “a competition: the vaccine against the virus. And the virus is going to win that competition”. The highly contagious British variant now makes up about 90 percent of all positive tests, according to Niesters.
As far as he is concerned, there is only one remedy: to vaccinate faster. “All I hear is that vaccines are left on the shelf. (…) There is still no proper direction.” For example, the vaccination of the elderly and disabled in care institutions is slower than intended.
If infection rates continue to develop as they do now, a further increase in hospital admissions will be “a matter of time,” says Niesters. He therefore warns against further relaxation, especially now that most schools are open.
By: ANP
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