Daily figures of COVID-19
\ninfection in Romanian remain low, much like most of the last few weeks. The
\nnumber of people diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 is in the dozens at national level. Many
\ncounties across the country have been reporting no new cases of infection, and the
\nincidence rate is 0.3%. Hospitals are no longer overrun, intensive care units
\nare no longer facing mounting pressure from the large number of patients, and
\nthe death toll is low. Even so, experts and the authorities alike fear the Delta
\nstrain of COVID-19 might become dominant and spread fast across the world. There
\nis growing talk of a fourth wave of the pandemic, which is likely to hit
\nRomania as well this autumn. Lawmakers say the only way to effectively
\ncounteract the dangerous effects of this new virus strain is to get as many
\npeople as possible vaccinated, despite a significant slowdown in the
\nimmunization campaign. In an effort to breathe new life into it, the
\ncoordinator of the campaign, medical doctor Valeriu
\nGheorghi\u021b\u0103, launched a series of talks with experts regarding the importance of
\nvaccination. C\u0103t\u0103lin \u0162ucureanu, an immunology and vaccinology scientific
\nresearcher with the Cantacuzino Institute in Bucharest, believes the best
\nstrategy to stop the spread of the virus is for people to complete the
\nvaccination scheme.<\/p>\n
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The higher the vaccination
\nrate, the easier it is to keep the pandemic in check. If we look at Great
\nBritain, we can see a rising spread of the Delta strain, both in the
\nunvaccinated population, as well as in that part of the population that got
\nonly one shot of the vaccine. Delta-strain infections already account for a
\nthird of total cases reported in January. In South Africa, a country with a 5-7%
\nvaccination coverage, the Delta strain has already triggered a new wave of
\ninfections. <\/p>\n
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Right now, approximately a
\nquarter of Romania’s population is vaccinated against COVID-19, most people
\nhaving completed the full vaccination scheme. This is a long shot from the 70%
\ntarget set by the authorities in spring. To convince more people to get
\nimmunized, the authorities are setting up on-the-go vaccination centers in all
\nsorts of venues. A drive-through center will open on July 17 at 2,145-m
\naltitude on one of the Romania’s most spectacular roads, Transalpina. The first
\n50 people to get immunized will also receive concert tickets. (VP)<\/p>\n
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