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Mandate vaccines to stop a fourth wave

Vaccines and boosters will need to become mandatory if we are to keep the borders open and lockdowns a thing of the past.

Elmer Funke Kupper
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If there is one number we should keep in mind when we discuss COVID-19, it is 85 per cent.

Eighty five per cent is the share of the total population that has to be fully vaccinated to keep the delta strain under control.

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Elmer Funke Kupper is a former chief executive officer and private investor. Connect with Elmer on Twitter.
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