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Malta to reach COVID-19
herd immunity on 19 May
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MATTHEW VELLA
THE Degiorgio brothers have filed a constitu-
tional case against the Maltese government and
the President of the Republic, after their request
for a presidential pardon fell on deaf ears.
The two brothers are accused of having execut-
ed the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana
Galizia by car bomb, on 16 October 2017. Another
accomplice, Vince Muscat 'il-Koħħu', has pleaded
guilty in return for a reduced 15-year sentence and
information that led to the arraignment of alleged
bomb-makers Adrian and Robert Agius 'tal-Mak-
sar', and associate Jamie Vella.
Keith Schembri receiving
treatment for serious
medical condition
Degiorgios accused
Cabinet of conflict in
denying them pardon
KURT SANSONE
HERD immunity for COVID-19 will be
reached today week if the vaccination
rollout of first doses maintains the cur-
rent pace.
With 61% of the adult population aged
18 and over having received at least
their first dose of the COVID-19 vac-
cine last Monday, the 70% mark set by
the Maltese authorities will be reached
on 19 May.
On the same day, Malta can expect
to have a third of its adult population
fully-inoculated with two doses, or the
single shot Janssen vaccine.
MaltaToday has been tracking the
vaccination rollout and the daily fig-
ures published by the health authorities
show that since the start of May, the
number of adults vaccinated with the
first dose has increased by one percent-
age point per day.
By the time herd
immunity is reached,
a third of the adult
population will be
fully-inoculated with
two doses, or the single
shot Janssen vaccine
George Degiorgio
being led out of
court. (Photo: James
Bianchi/MaltaToday)
