Prague Insight

Czech Vaccine Gets A Shot In The Arm!
Locally Produced Vaccine Could Be Ready in April

There was finally a bit of good news regarding vaccines in the Czech Republic, as it emerged yesterday that a vaccine developed by the Novavax Company which is based in the village of Bohumil (40km from Prague) could be ready by April.

The vaccine is said to have 90% effectiveness and can be stored in a regular refrigerator.

Up until now, the Czech vaccination strategy has been a bit of a sh*t-show, but hopefully this will provide a much-needed shot in the arm (no pun intended).

Unfortunately the PES risk number went up to 73 on Sunday, due to the increase in the R Number to 1.01.

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Looks like this guy is about to get his old job back!

Vaccine Roll-Out Is A Complete Shambles!

The Czech Republic’s vaccination programme continues to disappoint. In fact, it is bordering on being a downright shambles!

Yesterday, medical staff in the country administered 13.190 doses of the vaccine. That means one in every 807 people in the Czech population received a vaccine on Thursday. The total number of vaccinations since the programme began now stands at 170.670.

Compare the Czech figures to those of the UK and it makes for very grim reading.

As of yesterday, the UK had administered almost 5 million first doses of the vaccine. On Wednesday alone, they performed 363.508 vaccinations. That means one in every 181 people in the UK population received a vaccine on that day…….4.5 times more per capita than the Czech Republic.

To make matters worse, it emerged this morning that many professional healthcare workers are refusing to take the vaccine, due to what they believe is misinformation.

‘DOGGY STYLE’ INDEX GOES DOWN FURTHER

The Do*******le index has fallen again today and now stands at 70, a decrease of two points from the previous day. This is the fourth day in a row that the number corresponds to Category 4. The R Number also fell to 68, one less than yesterday’s number.

According to the Ministry For Health, the lower figures are a result of the decrease in Covid infections among people aged over 65…..lets hope that trend continues.

We are currently operating in the highest risk level (category 5). If the number stays at Level 4, for seven consecutive days, restrictions are supposed to be eased, but the Government have already stated that we will stay on Level 5 until at least January 22nd. The next few days should be interesting.