We all heard the expression of the “pandemic of the unvaccinated”. But in the Republic of Ireland health officials are running out of unvaccinated people to blame. This has become embarrassingly obvious in County Waterford where 2 of the 3 most COVID-infected electoral areas in Ireland are located. But the county has the highest rate of vaccination. In Waterford, a remarkable 99.7% of adults over the age of 18 is fully vaccinated. So, who is now to blame when everyone is vaccinated?
Public health officials and government policy makers have no idea what they are doing. If you need proof, just look at County Waterford. According to data published on October 21, Waterford City South has the nation’s highest 14-day incidence rate at 1,486 cases per 100,000 and Tramore-Waterford City West has the third highest at 1,122 cases per 100,000. This is despite internal travel bans and the county’s more than 90 percent vaccination rate.
No one seems particularly curious as to how an almost fully vaccinated county with internal travel bans can be spreading the disease among its members.
Sven Franssen