Now cases appear to be subsiding, raising questions about whether Britain's highly vaccinated population may be on the cusp of some sort of herd immunity, but epidemiologists say it's too early to tell. Africa and Southeast Asia , where vaccine rates are low, are seeing some of their worst coronavirus outbreaks of the pandemic. The United Kingdom, United States and countries in the European Union have said they may soon start rolling out booster shots. "It's completely absurd that at this point in the pandemic it is newsworthy that a plane with vaccine doses lands in Africa. Despite this, vaccination coverage and levels of hesitancy still vary widely between European countries -- just as they do across US states.

Source: CNN August 08, 2021 02:03 UTC