energeticlotuseater wrote:
The Netherlands enters a strict month long lockdown due to COVID. This is despite the fact they have a vaccination rate closing in on 90% (citation below).
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/12/19/europe/netherlands-uk-europe-covid-december-2021-lockdown-intl/index.htmlhttps://coronadashboard.government.nl/landelijk/vaccinaties
Easily explained; the two vaccine shots PLUS the booster are the best defense against the Omicron variant. Data show that people who have all three are less likely to contract this new strain. As reported in the BBC:
The Omicron variant currently still accounts for a minority of coronavirus cases in the Netherlands, but is spreading rapidly.
Officials say it is expected to become the dominant variant by the New Year.
The head of the Dutch outbreak management team, Jaap van Dissel, said the new measures would "buy time", allowing more people to get booster shots and for the healthcare system to prepare for a possible rise in infections.
"As a country we are best protected if as many people as possible get a booster vaccination," he said.
More than 85% of all adults in the Netherlands have been vaccinated, but so far fewer than 9% have had the booster shot.
Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said all adults would now get an invitation for a booster appointment by 7 January.