7 March 2021: Flanders promised to gear up its vaccination campaign…

7 March 2021: In the week to 3 March on average 2344 people tested positive each day. This figure is down 2% on the week. It looks like that the figures are again plateauing on a level that is way too high to justify any form or deconfinement. Nevertheless, the relaxed measures on outdoor gatherings were welcomed by the general public. Let’s cross fingers that people will keep distance and wear face masks where necessary. Yesterday’s good news was that the Flemish authorities announced that the vaccination campaign in Flanders is set to move up a gear during the next two weeks. During the course of next week 97,413 people will be vaccinated. This will increase to 139,846 people that will be vaccinated during the week from 15 to 22 March. Elderly people that live at home and those with underlying conditions will be first up for a jab. Of course, all of this is subject to the availability of vaccines. I hope this time around they will have all their ducks in a row. I know these are geese…:-) Emile Clauslaan, Ghent, Belgium.