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Scientists reckon eliminating COVID-19 will be easier than polio, harder than smallpox – just buckle in for a wait

John Brown (no body) Silver badge

"The 2nd jab numbers, if they continue at current rate, should hit 90% in around 6 to 8 weeks."

Although, interestingly, cases seem to be back on an upward trend nationally this past week. Where I live, here in NE England, we were at the top of the infections table for a short while, and are consistently still going down now in most areas, not even red on the map now, never mind dark red. Like the NW, it seems high vaccination rates and the recent high infection rates might indicate the vast majority are either vaccinated or have been infected and recovered and so also have a level of protection. We're currently at 83% first dose and 71% second dose in my borough and after being No.1 in the national COVID charts 3 weeks ago, are now down to 247 cases per 100,000 from about 1300 per 100,000 and the lowest rates in the immediate region.

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