Since the end of 2020, vaccines have been provided all over the world to combat Coronavirus 2019. However, although more dangerous variants often start to appear in countries with fewer vaccines and lower vaccination rates, experts warn that wealthier countries may stimulate the next major crisis.
Although promising promotion was initially launched in countries/regions such as Israel, the United Kingdom, and the United States, the vaccination rates in all three countries have dropped significantly, and in the overall stable state of new vaccines and injections, these three countries are fully vaccinated The number of vaccines has stagnated. Now, experts warn that it may avoid new crises in terms of defeating the virus once and for all and returning global life to normal.
Bharat Pankhania, a senior clinical lecturer at the University of Exeter, said: “If the relationship between vaccine coverage and risk is to be drawn, it will be a linear progression. The greater the vaccine coverage, the more dangerous it is. The smaller the sex, and vice versa.” CNN“Of course, we want to reach 90% coverage, which is a difficult task on a global scale. If we reach 70% and stay there, there will be many sporadic outbreaks, which may overwhelm health services. To make matters worse, this will create more opportunities for the virus to mutate and emerge worrisome variants.”
As more unvaccinated people make it easier for virus particles to mutate and produce new strains that are more resistant to developed vaccines, Production booster And other lenses that may be needed. As the ratios in these richer countries have stagnated for various reasons, the risk of the spread of new strains and more viruses has become greater, not only in these areas, but also in poorer countries, it is also difficult to obtain vaccines.
Simon Clarke, associate professor of microbiology at the University of Reading, said: “It is almost impossible to stop the virus from crossing national borders, so the weakness of any country is a problem for every country.”
Data from New York Times It shows that 64% of the population in the United Kingdom received more than 91 million doses, 61% of Israel’s population received more than 13 million doses, and 53% of the US population received 372 million doses. Compared with other countries, these three countries lag behind Arab countries. United Emirates (78%, 18 million doses), Singapore (78%, 8 million doses), Qatar (76%, 4 million doses), Portugal (75%, 14 million doses), Spain (71%, 66 million doses) Doses), Belgium (71%, 16 million doses), Canada (68%, 53 million doses) and Mainland China (64%, 2 billion doses)>
Israel also ranks behind the Netherlands (62%, 21 million doses), Germany (61%, 102 million doses), France (61%, 88 million doses) and Italy (61%, 78 million doses).
As for the United States, it also lags behind Austria (59%, 10 million doses), Sweden (57%, 12 million doses), the Czech Republic (54%, 11 million doses) and Greece (54%, 11 million doses).
Although Three countries Initially considered to be promising examples of places where vaccination rates will reach high levels and stop the spread of the virus, they are beginning to lag behind more other countries. Although the population of many people is small, the speed has slowed due to various reasons, and the plateau area is worrying.
From religious mistrust to the perception that vaccination is not a priority due to overall health and age, to complicated appointment systems and misinformation that mistrust the government, all three are beginning to be affected.
In the United States, misinformation and partisanship are a particular concern for the challenge of getting more people vaccinated.
“This is a very Christian and conservative place,” Dr. Mark Horn, the chief medical officer of the South Central District Medical Center in Mississippi, told CNN in his area. “I try to explain to my patients that I am a Christian and conservative, but this is just science. One of my diabetic patients told me that he would not be vaccinated because he thought it was a political conspiracy. Even I was treated People who have been around for 25 years also told me that they trust me, but they don’t trust the vaccine or the science behind it.”
Data from New York Times It shows that Mississippi is still one of the states with lower vaccination rates in the United States than almost all other states, ranking only ahead of Wyoming and West Virginia.
In general, experts have warned that if these countries fail to increase their ratios, it will continue to cause concern, especially in countries where vaccines are less likely to continue to try to find a way to end the pandemic once and for all.
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