Due to weather conditions, deaths, and any admissions to the Intensive Care Units (ICU) are limited in the summer due to the continuous progress of the vaccination program. The main conclusions will come out in the fall when flu-like outbreaks and mutations of the Covid-19 virus are common to increase.
The high level of defense against the pandemic is the vaccine given, in combination with the necessary precautionary measures. Vaccination alone provides protection but is not a panacea, at least until the so-called “herd immunity” is achieved in over 70% of the population.
by Thanos S. Chonthrogiannis
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The UK and Israel are the first two countries in the world to have rapidly promoted their vaccination programs to their populations. Based on the published data for Covid-19, the week 23.7-2.8.2021 (Data Source: world o meter, https://www.worldometers. info/coronavirus/weekly-trends/#weekly_table) 15149 new cases and 17 new deaths occurred in Israel, while 185554 new cases and 525 new deaths occurred in the UK. More specifically:
| Countries | New Cases | New Deaths | Population 2020-UN | New Cases per 1m inhabitants |
| UK | 185554 | 525 | 67886011 | 0,0027 |
| Israel | 15149 | 17 | 8655535 | 0,0017 |
| EU-Spain | 125531 | 233 | 46754778 | 0,0026 |
| EU-Portugal | 17878 | 77 | 10196709 | 0,0017 |
| EU-Italy | 37935 | 119 | 60461826 | 0,0004 |
| EU-Belgium | 9726 | 18 | 11589623 | 0,0004 |
| EU-Hungary | 390 | 6 | 9660351 | 0,00005 |
| EU-Greece | 18988 | 76 | 10423054 | 0,0018 |
| EU-France | 152682 | 263 | 65273511 | 0,0023 |
| EU-Netherlands | 24294 | 29 | 17134872 | 0,0014 |
| EU-Sweden | 2770 | 0 | 10099265 | 0,0004 |
The deterioration that occurs in the UK is since the vaccinated do not use the other necessary protection measures (mask indoors, antiseptics, etc.). Any easing of restrictive measures in the UK population is due to the decisions of his government due to UEFA Euro 2021, which did not comply with the protocol.
On the other hand, the countries of the Eurozone / EU and specifically the European South whose GDP is based on the tourism industry such as Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece show different results in terms of combating the pandemic. Sweden and Hungary, as well as Italy, are successful (see table above).
The scientific community responsible for advising governments on Covid-19 expects an outbreak in the autumn before the so-called “herd immunity” is achieved, which requires vaccination of more than 70% of the total population so that the Covid-19 to become like a common flu.
Any introduction to new mutations will come from countries that do not have vaccination programs or whose vaccination programs have been delayed.
The case of a new generalized economic lockdown is not discussed because it would be catastrophic for the economies of the member countries. But their National Health Systems will test their endurance hard.
Despite any legitimate doubts so far as to the effectiveness of the European model of dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, the governments of the EU member countries insist on its application because they have as examples countries such as Australia and Japan, which despite the strict model political restraint to address the pandemic, they continue to face problems, and as they have not greatly promoted their vaccination programs such as the US and the EU.
