The Seychelles, the country most vaccinated against the coronavirus, knows a new wave of infections

In the Republic of Seychelles, the country that has vaccinated most of its population against the coronavirus, they said that until the week of May 7, active cases of the disease had more than doubled.

On Monday, his health ministry said in a statement that currently the number of active cases of covid-19 is 2486 and 37% of them had already received two doses of the vaccine against the virus. A week earlier, the active cases were 1,068.

In the archipelago off the east coast of Africa, 57% of those who were completely inoculated received the Sinopharm vaccine and the rest the Covishield version, a vaccine manufactured in India under license from AstraZeneca.

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Seychelles, a group of tropical palm-fringed islands, imposed restrictions last week, including school closures, cancellation of sporting events and mobility restrictions – measures last seen in December .

The country had rushed to vaccinate its population of just under a hundred thousand inhabitants, first with a donation of Sinopharm doses and then with a donation of Covishield injections, to be able to reopen at the tourists who are the livelihood of its economy.

Daniel Lucey, clinical professor of medicine at the Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, said in a blog lgenetic sequencing data not yet available for infections last week in the Seychelles. Even like that, variant B.1.351, first identified in South Africa at the end of last year, was found in Seychelles in February, he noted.

In one study, the AstraZeneca vaccine appeared to be less effective against this variant, so South Africa ended its intention to use it. The comparison between Sinopharm, Covishield and unvaccinated infected people could be made using genetic sequencing and data on the severity of their infections, Lucey added.

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