In mid-April, when nearly a quarter of all Americans were fully vaccinated, only 7% of Spaniards were similarly protected, according to Our World in Data. Now, nearly 60% of Spain’s roughly 47 million people are fully vaccinated, while about half of the US is. Portugal, with around 10 million people, had fully vaccinated around a third of its population by the end of June. “European politicians see it coming and they’re taking these measures,” she said of the potential for vaccination efforts to stall in Europe. “They’re desperate trying to avoid that because Europe can’t afford another lockdown, given the big economic toll Covid has already taken.”

Source: Irish Independent August 08, 2021 06:33 UTC