24 November 2020: The more vaccines the better…

24 November 2020: Update on The Corona Pandemic – The peak of the second wave is now two weeks behind us, and we are seeing a further decline in infection, hospital and death rates albeit the decrease is slowing down. Yesterday AstraZeneca and the Oxford University published interim results from large-scale clinical trials in the United Kingdom and Brazil of their Covid-19 candidate vaccine. Interim results show that the vaccine is 90% effective if inoculated in two stages: half a dose first, before a full dose a month later. It drops to 62% if the vaccination consists of two injections of a full dose. But there have been no severe cases, nor any hospitalisation. Hence, also this vaccine can claim a very high effectiveness. Net-net, the road is still long, and it will not be without obstacles but as a minimum we now have three powerful vaccines in the final stretch for being distributed. The more vaccines there are, the more manufacturing and distribution capacity there is, the better it is to resolve the situation and counter the impact of Covid-19 on our lives. On display a beautiful seascape to cheer up the day – Albertstrand, Knokke, Belgium.