On July 12, Jakarta recorded more than 14,600 infections, but by Sunday the figure had fallen to 700. "Jakarta has entered the green zone and has reached herd immunity," deputy Jakarta governor Ahmad Rizia Patria told reporters on Sunday. Pandu Riono, an epidemiologist at the University of Indonesia said the deputy governor had misunderstood the concept of herd immunity. "Even if we reach 100% vaccine coverage, the immunity level is still below 80%," he said, adding that vaccine efficay levels were only about 55%. - ReutersArticle type: metered User Type: anonymous web User Status: Campaign ID: 46 Cxense type: free User access status: 3Join our Telegram channel to get our Evening Alerts and breaking news highlights

Source: The Star August 23, 2021 09:11 UTC