> I sincerely believe that we could have been through with this if we had reached 95% vaccination by July. It would not have made a difference. Singapore, Isr

> I sincerely believe that we could have been through with this if we had reached 95% vaccination by July. It would not have made a difference. Singapore, Israel and a large chunk of Western Europe had very high vaccination rates before they got pummled by a Delta wave. And for anyone wondering if boosters are enough to quell Omicron: Israel is the perfect case study as they're currently being pummled by Omicron after having finished their booster campaign (they're onto their 4th dose now). Are lockdowns the answer to Omicron? Well the Netherlands went into a preemptive lockdown several weeks BEFORE Omicron took off and I think their case trajectory paints a very clear picture now that Omicron has taken off (they are still in lockdown). To me, it looks like the vaccine's efficiency in terms of reducing transmission wanes after 3-5 months and it's quite clear when you look at the different waves countries are experiencing around the world.