20 February 2021: Vaccination centers are not off to a flying start…

20 February 2021: In the week to 16 February on average 1886 people tested positive each day in Belgium. The figure is down 5% on the week. In the same period 118 patients with Covid were hospitalised and 39 fatalities a day were linked to Covid. The figures are down respectively 7% and 4% on the week. Whilst the decrease of the 7-days rolling average for the key indicators continues to decrease, figures from the past few days indicate that we can expect them to raise again in the days to come. Meaning, the plateau phase in the corona figures continues and it will take patience and persistence before we’ll get to the threshold of 800 infections per day. Yesterday, I took a quick peek at the vaccination center in Ghent that opened its doors for first-line care providers such as general practitioners, dentists and home care nurses. The picture confirms that we’re not off to a flying start. The lack of available vaccine doses made it more of a symbolic kick-off. – Flanders Expo, Ghent, Belgium.