So, as of today, 35 million shots have administered. In terms of percentage of the population vaccinated, Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are away ahead, with the UK, US and Denmark being the best of the rest. The EU as a whole has only got 0.95 per 100 people vaccinated.
Israeli data seems to indicate that first Pfizer shot reduces infections by 50% after 14 days. There are worries that the South African varient could be start of degradation of effectiveness of the Pfizer/Moderna vaccines.
The Israeli government is promising to get all Israelis over 16 vaccinated by the end of March. Note this does not include the Palestinians in Gaza or the West Bank.
The US has administered about 12 million shots. Interestingly, the most effective entities (i.e. states, territories and the federal government) in delivering shots is … the Dakotas and West Virginia. Probably because they have taken a less bureaucratic, simpler approach.
BioNTech, the developers of the Pfizer vaccine, have released a paper showing that a mRNA vaccine could treat or stop Multiple Sclerosis.
Israeli data seems to indicate that first Pfizer shot reduces infections by 50% after 14 days. There are worries that the South African varient could be start of degradation of effectiveness of the Pfizer/Moderna vaccines.
The Israeli government is promising to get all Israelis over 16 vaccinated by the end of March. Note this does not include the Palestinians in Gaza or the West Bank.
The US has administered about 12 million shots. Interestingly, the most effective entities (i.e. states, territories and the federal government) in delivering shots is … the Dakotas and West Virginia. Probably because they have taken a less bureaucratic, simpler approach.
BioNTech, the developers of the Pfizer vaccine, have released a paper showing that a mRNA vaccine could treat or stop Multiple Sclerosis.
