For the past week, the number of infections has been hovering between 5,000 and 6,000 cases daily. “At the current vaccination rate, this means we need at least 30% more of the population to be vaccinated,” she said. In order to drive down cases, Dr Malina believed that the infectivity rate (R0) of less than 0.5 in the country would also help. “Now when we see the daily cases, we must move away from looking at absolute numbers and see the granular data. Some signs of a return to normalcy have been seen in countries with high vaccination rates.

Source: The Star June 12, 2021 23:03 UTC