And if the current pace is maintained, five more countries will hit 70% by the end of August. In Israel the vaccination rate had plateaued in April as new COVID infections were on a months-long steady decline. Many of those countries had initially focused on giving shots to older populations and other high-risk groups. With the spread of the Delta variant, countries are trying to reignite their campaigns by overcoming scepticism about the vaccine and misconceptions that the young do not need a shot. It has begun giving second shots sooner as well to fight the Delta variant.

Source: bd News24 July 13, 2021 11:37 UTC