Portugal remains the European Union (EU) country with the most new cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection per million inhabitants in the last seven days and is second in the world in this indicator.
According to the statistical website Our World in Data, Portugal is also the EU country with the most new daily deaths per million inhabitants in the last seven days and is third in the world in this indicator.
The daily average of new cases in Portugal dropped from 2,380 per million inhabitants two weeks ago to 1,560 today. Of the European Union’s partners, France follows with (703), Germany with (685), Luxembourg (673) and Greece (614).
Globally, considering countries and territories with more than one million inhabitants, Taiwan has the highest average of new daily cases (2,410), followed by Portugal, Australia (1,060), New Zealand (977) and Bahrain (814).
With regard to new daily deaths attributed to Covid-19, Portugal maintains the highest in the European Union, with 3.63, practically the same as the average of 3.68 two weeks ago, followed by Finland, with 1.47, Estonia with 1.29, Spain with 1.14 and Malta with 1.11.
In global terms, looking at territories and countries with more than one million inhabitants, Oman has the highest daily average of new deaths attributed to Covid-19 (10), followed by Taiwan (6.29), Portugal, Uruguay (2, 43) and New Zealand (1.95).
So a refresher. The vaccine is not and never was a preventative. It is not like a polio or smallpox vaccine that confers IMMUNITY. It only reduces the infectivity and mortality. It also has limited durability because the virus, as viruses do, mutate. It has further problems with PEOPLE. People who refuse to isolate, vaccinate, and practice safe behaviors.
It makes complete sense. While this is not a particular Portuguese set of behaviors and wrong beliefs, there are customs and practices here that stimulate new infections. Age, health and close personal socialization in condensed physical areas and tight social groups.
Most of the vaccines we are now running on will cease to be effective by November. They WORKED exactly as they were designed to by REDUCING infectivity for a SHORT period, and subsequently reduced the symptoms and mortality in those infected. It worked. Out of 545,875,873 cases worldwide there have been only 6,343,924 Deaths.
If we had NOT done all the atrocious things we have done to reduce deaths ie. Vaccines, masks, isolation etc. We would be looking at a VASTLY higher death count.
This pandemic is not a one time event. It’s not over. It’s still out there and pretending it’s not and reverting to past behaviors exposes us to the virus. I am a retired RN. I assure you I will take another booster or superior vaccine gladly. I avoid the gym when its crowded. I stay out of crowds and YES, I still caught it. But I would wager a years salary that my outcome would have been FAR less successful if I had not vaccinated. It reduces but only partially and temporarily prevents infection. That’s the bottom line.