As of July 19 (inclusive), 9 people received their first injection and 417 people the second dose (vaccination started January 6).
27,64% of the population of Saint-Martin has received at least one dose of vaccine since the campaign was launched last January. It should be noted that according to the old calculation criteria (population aged over 18), the vaccination coverage rate is 35.03%.
For information, the acquisition of immunity during the vaccination schedule consisting of 2 injections 3 to 12 weeks apart depending on the vaccine is done gradually. It does not start to be effective until two weeks after the first injection.
The protection continues to increase over the weeks. Finally, one to two weeks after the second dose, vaccine efficacy is reached. It is therefore essential not to relax our vigilance, in particular by respecting the barrier gestures throughout the duration of the vaccination schedule. It is still also necessary to speed up vaccination in order to protect the most vulnerable but also to create collective immunity on the island.
On the Saint-Barth side, 53,73% of the population has received at least one dose of vaccine. Still according to the old calculation criteria (population aged over 18), the vaccination coverage rate is 64.77%. _AF
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