One virus, two pandemics: how Europe proves the danger of anti-vaxxers

Data show a stark continental divide in death rates and cases requiring hospitalisation

10 November 2021 - 19:23 By Lionel Laurent

A year ago, the course of the pandemic changed thanks to the first safe and effective vaccines against Covid-19. Today, after administering 7.3-billion doses and preventing countless severe deaths, we have more data than ever to justify that early enthusiasm — and the need to keep jabbing...

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