“New variants will continue to evolve as long as there are large pockets of unvaccinated people,” the department of public health said in a statement. “Strengthening our protection against COVID-19 through vaccination and boosting is more important than ever.”
Denmark’s Staten Serum Institut in Copenhagen last week reported that the proportion of BA.2 cases in the country had risen in just weeks from 20% to 45%, and told the the Washington Post on Monday it now accounts for 65%.
Meanwhile, Denmark sports one of the world's highest vaccination rates at 80% I don't think the vaccine will help.
Meanwhile, in Israel, cases have been exploding to the point where 1% of the population tested positive
in a single day. They have a vaccination rate of over 90%, a booster rate of over 80%. People are standing in lines for their second booster despite their leaders warning that it is ineffective against all strains.
According to Regev-Yochay, the third dose resulted in “much higher antibodies, neutralization and the antibodies were not just higher in quantity but also in quality” than the second dose – but the fourth vaccine did not show significant antibody increase.Still not going to vaccinate our way out of Covid.
But at least Pfizer is working on a new vaccine for omicron. By the time you get that one, a new strain will reign, but don't worry -- they'll stay ahead of the curve.
