Thread by @Friedemann1

"Ireland is home to one of Europe's highest vaccination rates...three-quarters of all people, having been immunized -- but it recently imposed a midnight curfew ...as it battles a growing surge in cases and hospitalizations"
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edition.cnn.com/2021/11/19/eur…

"...even small pockets of unvaccinated people can drive transmission...Ireland...around a million are still not protected.
"...we have...an epidemic of the unvaccinated -- about 10% of our population over 12 is unvaccinated, and we're seeing an epidemic in those people..."
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"...elderly and vulnerable people with co-morbidities can still suffer breakthrough cases, and asymptomatic, healthy people are catching and passing on the virus.
"The combination of those four or five things has meant that our hospitals are getting quite full""
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"...difference between vaccination rates of 70% and 80% is huge...because each extra percentile further isolates the virus and eases pressure on hospitals."
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"...no country can truly consider themselves "highly vaccinated"...until they inoculate a percentage in the mid-90s of their total population, unvaccinated pockets of society would still drive transmission."
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"Spain...Portugal...vaccination...80% and 87% of the total population...have seen uptake...and have also relaxed rules...in recent months. But so far, they have avoided the worst of the current wave -- with experts pointing to the apparent success of their mitigation measures.
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"...use of masks is only compulsory indoors, and this is generally accomplished...Despite achieving high rates of vaccination...moved slowly and cautiously towards normality -- as well as in indoor public spaces, masks are still required on public transport..."
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"the difference in vaccination coverage in different countries is making the big difference in incidence rates,"...(But) it's not the only explanation
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"...in countries where vaccination rollouts have stalled...Germany...Within a short period of time it's not possible to achieve vaccination rates that would stop this wave,...following measures and reducing socialization can make the immediate difference."
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