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Denmark is pushing to become one of the first nations in Europe to reopen, despite mediocre vaccination numbers.
The Financial Times reported that politicians in the country agreed to reopen universities, music clubs, zoos, and theme parks. A cross-party agreement has called for face masks to be done away with by August.
The FT reported that the country’s so-called “Coronapas,” which is essentially evidence of inoculation, will also be phased out.
TRENDPOST: We’ve heard all along that the only chance the world has in getting back to normal would be to achieve “herd immunity,” which would mean enough of the population has either contracted and survived the virus or rolled up their sleeves to take the jab.
The precise percentage needed to be vaccinated seems to change by the week. We reported in our 2 March issue that Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, at one point pinned the number at 70 percent, only to change it.
“When polls said only about half of all Americans would take a vaccine, I was saying herd immunity would take 70 to 75 percent. Then, when newer surveys said 60 percent or more would take it, I thought, ‘I can nudge this up a bit,’ so I went to 80, 85,” he said.
Thus, with the push to vaccinate the masses, but now with jab numbers declining, there is barely a mention of only open up again when enough people are vaccinated… as with Denmark confident racing back to normal, despite not even coming close to reaching herd immunity. But other countries also have announced ambitious plans to reopen without coming close to achieving the herd-immunity number. Who needs herd immunity when simply following the herd will suffice?
The Wall Street Journal ran an article last Friday titled, “Surge in Shots Fuels Europe’s Reopenings.” But on further reading, only one-third of the continents’ adults have taken at least one jab and around 17 percent two shots. How does that equate to a safe return?
The report praised the increase in vaccinations and pointed to optimism that the EU’s overall economy can rebound and return to its pre-pandemic output.
Europe has recorded a 60-percent drop in new coronavirus infections over the past month, the WHO said Thursday, encouraging news that comes as the continent plans to reopen its borders. Still, “this progress is fragile,” a top agency official cautioned.