Delta variant forces govt to shift goalpost


Health checkpoint: Policemen checking the documents of motorcyclists in Jakarta. — Bloomberg

The country is shifting away from its goal of reaching herd immunity for Covid-19 as the rise of the more infectious Delta variant pushes the threshold beyond reach.

Currently available vaccines are less effective at stopping transmission of the Delta variant, making it possible for the virus to continue circulating even if everyone in the country gets immunised, according to data under review by the government.

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