Vaccines are our best route out of restrictions & can do the heavy lifting. Lockdowns are caused bc of the hospitalisation rate of this virus & the large # of susceptible people -> leads to exponential growth in cases & stretched health services. Vaccines address both. (thread)
Israel is a glimpse of the future & how to lift restrictions sustainably & let people mix -> vaccinate about 85% of over-16 population, start vaccinating children when approval given & build up testing (PCR, lateral flow & wastewater) to keep on top of outbreaks that emerge.
European countries & US sitting on unused AZ supply. They should give these doses abroad to countries that need & will use them. Supply is the biggest bottleneck now to getting vaccines out- not money or logistics. Vaccinating the world will help stop the emergence of variants.
Whether we like it or not, int'l travel will open up using vaccine passports, testing & screening. Better to get ahead of it & manage this process at a global level than have a country-by-country piecemeal approach. If anything we've learned how important it is to cooperate now.
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