It appears that vaccination does not just, to preach gaming terms, grant immunity buffs to affiliated individuals.
It also seems to cast a group buff – reducing COVID-19 spread on a global basis.
And from the looks of it, it works really effectively too.
The US Shows That Vaccination Works in Reducing COVID-19 Spread Drastically
Lest you didn’t already know, the situation in the US has seen a drastic improvement.
Over the last 14 days, numerous states have reported a falling trend in cases, with some reporting as much as a 49% decrease.
Several are going through a steady state of affairs, with minimal changes in cases.
And though there are states which have actually worsened, they are still far outnumbered by the recovering areas.
As of now, over 61 million people have received the first dose (18.61% of the population), and 32 million people have been fully vaccinated.
Conversely, 29.2 million people have been infected with the coronavirus before.
This would certainly explain why there has been a visible improvement in the States.
In fact, US could potentially achieve herd immunity by summer, if it manages to sustain its current pace of vaccination.
Normalcy, however, may not be expected until 2022 at the very least. In addition, a dangerous strain first found in the UK may potentially lead to another surge in cases in the US.
Nevertheless, President Joe Biden is set to continue the positive trend with a $1.9 trillion coronavirus rescue package – which will entail $1,400 direct payments to majority of taxpayers and $300 weekly federal jobless aid till September.
Vaccination
For the record, things aren’t just looking up in the United States either.
Since the rollout of vaccines, the likes of the UK, Israel and others have, too, reported great news where the vaccination process is concerned.
In Scotland, in particular, a single dose of Pfizer’s or AstraZeneca’s shot has been shown to reduce hospitalisation rates by more than 85% or 94%.
Even a single dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine has been shown to prevent serious illness or death. Though of course, two doses still ensure a great deal more effectiveness.
Meanwhile, transmissions and infections have also fallen around the world.
And the perks come at no real cost thus far, with allergic reactions deemed to be incredibly rare – at a mere 0.00045% chance of occurrence.
Realistic
Yet even so, it would be unrealistic to expect the world to return to normal by the end of this year.
It is estimated to take at least five years before 75% of the world’s population can be immunised, and that is dependent on up and coming variants of the virus – which may render existing vaccines obsolete.
As such, pandemic conditions may linger on for ages to come.
Nevertheless, we can take heart in the notion that there is finally some positivity to look forward to.
Which is certainly a much needed notion after months and months of endless turmoil.
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