Numerous countries have tried Macau’s COVID-19 approach to battling new coronavirus cases. But with the more contagious delta variant spreading despite lockdowns, some countries have abandoned their zero case policies.<\/p>\n
For instance, New Zealand was one country that recently folded on its zero COVID plan. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said that delta’s transmissibility is more the reason for vaccination.<\/p>\n
\nIt’s clear that long periods of heavy restrictions have not got us to zero cases,”<\/strong> Ardern explained this week. “But that is okay. Elimination was important because we didn’t have vaccines. Now we do, so we can begin to change the way we do things.”<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nThe delta COVID-19 variant is thought to be 60 times more transmissible than the disease’s original version.<\/p>\n
New Zealand, notoriously strict in limiting human activity in the early onset of the pandemic, is in the process of lifting all of its restrictions as to its strategy changes.<\/p>\n
New Zealand’s full vaccination rate mimics Macau’s, as only 46 percent of the population is fully vaccinated. However, another 24 percent are at least partially vaccinated. Some global health experts say even one COVID-19 vaccination dose provides great protection against serious complications from the virus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Macau health officials said this week that the zero COVID-19 policy will remain in place until 80 percent of the population is fully vaccinated. The policy requires immediate government reaction to even a single new positive test result. The Macau Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center affirmed that its coronavirus response will not change until […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":188355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69069,81881],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Macau Zero COVID-19 Policy Will Remain Until More People Vaccinated<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n