Escaping COVID-19: Will vaccines be sufficient?

For months now, the economic and market focus has been on how quickly vaccines can be deployed. Some countries have done well: Israel was an early mover and currently has 59% of its total population fully vaccinated. The US has also rolled out the vaccine quickly with 60% of its adult population covered by first doses (47% by both). The UK followed a different approach with a 12-week gap between first and second doses – it has vaccinated 70% of its adult population with a first dose and 39% with both. Chile, Hungary and Iceland also have high coverage rates of first doses.