By the end of May, half of all Flemish adults must have received a first injection. That will be a tipping point, says Flemish Minister of Health Wouter Beke in an interview with De Standaard. “Then we have to give society back to the people.”
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The July 11 deadline – all adults a first shot – is still achievable, says Beke. “No, the situation is not hopeless. The sky even clears earlier than July 11, ”he says The standard. Because by Pentecost – this year on 23 May – “or by the end of May at the latest, we want to have all over-65s and people with an underlying disease vaccinated for the first time”. According to the minister, these two groups together “coincidentally form exactly half of the adults to be vaccinated in Flanders”. Then the pressure on hospitals will decrease, which should create more opportunities.
According to Beke, we will be able to largely resume ‘normal life’ by then. Masks and distance on public transport will still have to be done and mass events will only be possible in the second part of the summer. “We have to remain vigilant until the end of the year. But people must then be able to meet again at home and meet each other. ”
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