Only Germany has more Indian variant cases than Ireland among EU states. In the UK, cases and hospital admissions are up 25 per cent, by the latest figures. Getting fully vaccinated protects you against serious illness from Covid-19, hugely reduces the chance of infection and also makes it less likely that you might infect others. But with less than half of adults having received one dose and about 15 per cent per cent being fully vaccinated, the battle between the protective effect of immunisation and the threat posed by an emerging, highly infectious new variant remains finely balanced. By then, it is likely about 40 per cent will be fully vaccinated, not the 55 per cent targeted.

Source: The Irish Times May 28, 2021 18:35 UTC