World News Briefs -- February 24, 2021 (Evening Edition)

Israel has vaccinated the highest proportion of its population against the virus in the world. The authorities there are hoping this will enable them to get back to business as usual quicker 


 * UK is already dishing out 358,340 doses a day on average, a report by German company Statista says  
 * This is 46 per cent more jabs than the country needs to achieve herd immunity by December 31 this year 
 * France, Germany and Italy, however, will need to more than double the pace of their rollouts they said Britain and the US may be on the cusp of herd immunity by the end of 2021 thanks to their speedy Covid vaccine roll-outs, data suggested today. 

But forecasters analysing the current pace of the global inoculation drive have warned Germany, France and Italy must rapidly speed up to reach the same threshold. 

Herd immunity is when an infectious disease stops naturally spreading in a population because enough people are protected against the disease. 

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Virus-weary Australia hails prospect of Brisbane Olympics

Australia passes landmark law requiring Facebook, Google to pay for news. 

 AFRICA 


Niger opposition leader claims election win despite results. 

Nigeria's Boko Haram crisis: Maiduguri rocket attack kills 10. 







 EUROPE 











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