Even if 37% of the people are vaccinated, 5000 people are confirmed a day… Chilean Crucial Mistake

In Chile, a South American country, 36.7% of the current population has been vaccinated against COVID-19. It is the second highest level after Israel (61% vaccination rate) and the UK (46.5%). The United States (32.1%) also took the lead in South America. However, unlike other leading countries, there is a phenomenon that is difficult to understand in Chile. Instead of decreasing or stagnating, the number of infected people is increasing. The situation has deteriorated to the point of entering a reblockade recently.

When vaccination was started on December 24 last year, there were 2,000 new cases a day. Since then, the trend has continued to increase, and it has exceeded 8,000 on the 2nd. Then, on the 5th to 6th, the number of people is 5000. Why did this happen in Chile?

On the 6th (local time), the Guardian told the time to ease the blockade due to Chile’s’definitive mistake’.

Chile reopened some commercial facilities, such as gymnasiums and casinos, in January, and eased movement restrictions. Prior to vaccination, the border was already open. The vaccination rate in Chile in January was less than 1%. This is in contrast to the fact that Israel began to lift the blockade only after the inoculation rate exceeded 50% in February.

Chilean infectious disease expert Dr. Claudia Cortes pointed out in an interview with the US Public Radio (NPR), “We gave a false message to the public saying that’it is okay to relieve tension’ by vaccinating them with the blockade released too early.” Because of this, people don’t wear masks well, and they often have meetings.

Forbes said it is difficult to measure the exact effect, but the spread of the mutant virus, which has a strong transmission power, may be related to the situation in Chile. The mutant virus from Brazil, a neighboring Chilean country, is spreading throughout South America. Brazil, Chile, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela are showing signs of re-proliferation.

I thought that the telegraph could be related to the’type of vaccine’. 90% of those vaccinated in Chile said they received the Chinese Synovac vaccine and 10% received the Pfizer vaccine. In contrast, Israel is receiving only one type of Pfizer vaccine. The efficacy shown in clinical trials was 95% for the Pfizer vaccine and 50 to 83.5% for the Synovac vaccine, depending on the region.

Unfortunately, according to Our World In Data, many countries are vaccinating Chinese vaccinations among the countries where the number of confirmed cases is increasing or not decreasing even though the vaccination rate is relatively high, above 20%. These include Bahrain (31.4%), Hungary (25.2%), Serbia (21.8%), and Uruguay (20.9%), who use the sinofam vaccine.

Kim Woo-joo, a professor of infectious medicine at Korea University’s Guro Hospital, said, “If a vaccine with an effective vaccine is given to a certain level, the number of confirmed cases decreases because it is in the field of science, so exceptions are unlikely to occur.” “We also need to look into the relationship with the efficacy of a multifaceted vaccine.”

However, some point out that the situation needs to be monitored more as it takes time for the efficacy of the vaccine to appear.

“There is something we can learn from countries that are ahead or next to us when it comes to vaccination,” said Professor Chris Whitty, the UK government’s top academic adviser. “He said.

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