IsraelThe Prime Minister announced on Thursday that the country will provide Coronavirus booster People over 60 years of age who have been vaccinated.
Naftali Bennett’s statement made Israel the first country to provide a third dose of vaccine. Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine Disseminate widely to its citizens.
Bennett said in a national televised speech: “I announce tonight the start of the booster vaccine, which is the third vaccine.” “The reality proves that the vaccine is safe. The reality also proves that the vaccine can prevent serious morbidity and death. Just like The flu vaccine needs to be updated from time to time, and this is also true in this case.”
Israel considers injecting COVID-19 boosters for seniors to defend against Delta variants
The decision was made at a time when the infection rate was rising and the vaccine’s effectiveness was waning over time.
Bennett said in a national televised speech that the country’s president, Isaac Herzog, will be the first person to receive a booster on Friday. It will be made available to the public on Sunday.
Bennett said that his first call after the press conference was to his mother to encourage her to receive booster injections.
Neither the United States nor the European Union has approved the coronavirus booster injection. It has not been proven whether the third dose is helpful, if so, who needs it and when. The first large-scale study of this strategy is being carried out in thousands of patients in Norway.
Previously, vaccines from China and Russia have been boosted in some countries.
At the beginning of this year, Israel launched one of the most active and successful vaccination campaigns in the world. More than 57% of the country’s 9.3 million citizens have received two doses of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, and more than 80% of the population over 40 have been vaccinated.
The vaccination program allows Israel to reopen its economy ahead of other countries. However, there are signs that the effectiveness of the vaccine will diminish over time, and the number of new Delta variants in Israel has surged, even in the vaccinated population.
People over 60 who were vaccinated more than five months ago will be eligible for the booster vaccine. Maccabi, one of Israel’s four publicly funded health maintenance organizations, said its members can already register and vaccination will begin on Sunday.
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