The vaccine fight is lost; we’re cooked

Vaccination

A veterinary officer vaccinates livestock against Anthrax at Mwakirunge Colorado area, Mombasa.
 

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If there were a new wave of Covid-19, how many people would get vaccinated? In Kenya, by late July 2022, around 8.8 million adults had been fully vaccinated against the virus.

Today, it would be a miracle if even 50 per cent of that number voluntarily got vaccinated in the face of another pandemic. In some countries like the United States, the percentage would be lower. This is because, as in a large part of the world, the backlash against the Covid-19 vaccines has been massive.