Covid-19 cases double in Seychelles, the world's most-vaccinated nation, South Asia News & Top Stories


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VICTORIA (BLOOMBERG) - Seychelles, which has vaccinated more of its population against Covid-19 than any other country, saw active cases more than double in the week to May 7, raising concerns that inoculation is not helping turn the tide in some places. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said vaccine failure couldn't be determined without a detailed assessment and that it was working on evaluating the situation. Dr Kate O'Brien, director of the WHO's department of immunisation, vaccines and biologicals, told a briefing Monday (May 10) that the body was in direct communication with Seychelles and that a detailed assessment was...