Initial studies of data from the Israeli vaccine drive suggest that the first dose of Pfizer injection increases coronavirus infections by up to 50 percent after 14 days.
The news offers a ray of hope to the rest of the world as initial studies indicate that vaccination not only stops symptoms, but also reduces the risk of infection.
With Israel rolling out the world’s fastest vaccination program, bringing the first dose to nearly 20 percent of its population, surveys of hundreds of thousands of people offer perhaps the data world-wide fact on the effectiveness of vaccines.
But Dr. Sharon Alroy-Preis, head of the Ministry of Health’s public health department, on Israeli Channel 12 confirmed the initial investigation, and explained the need for caution – even among those who received the first dose of JAB.
Alroy-Preis noted that the data were not enough to conclude that the vaccine stops the transmission of Covid-19, as it is believed that a person can still spread the virus to others for a limited time. if it is still located in their nasal cavity.
She said nearly one-fifth of more than 1,000 serious Covid-19 patients in the country had previously received the first vaccine.
‘Seventeen per cent of new adverse cases today, or 180 cases, are after the first dose,’ she told reporters.
Initial studies of data from the Israeli vaccine drive suggest that the first dose of Pfizer injection increases coronavirus infections by up to 50 percent after 14 days. Pictured: Woman receiving vaccine against COVID-19 coronavirus in Israel-linked Golan Heights
On Tuesday, Israel saw daily Covid-19 infections and active issues reaching high levels. On Tuesday, Israel reported 9,997 new cases – the highest level in a single 24 hours – and 46 deaths, after recording 67 deaths Monday.
Two other studies were also conducted. One, by health care provider Maccabi, found that the vaccine reduced the risk of a 60 percent coronavirus infection 14 days after the first injection of the injection.
Israeli Channel 13 News reported that a third study by Clalit, another health care provider, found that the vaccine reduced the risk by just 33 percent after 14 days, a less optimistic figure.
On Tuesday, Israel saw daily Covid-19 infections and active issues reaching all highs, and despite the optimistic signs, the country’s health minister also stressed that real warnings were still needed.
The vaccine is not expected to give a person 95 percent protection against Covid-19 in the week after receiving the second dose of the vaccine. The release of the second dose in Israel is expected to begin this week, according to the Israeli Times.
Speaking to the Telegraph, Yuli Edelstein, the country’s health minister, warned that there was still a risk of catching the virus within two weeks of being given the injection, saying Israelis needed to be vigilant.
‘Those who get the first sight should still be very careful about their behavior, because of part of the onset of the disease,’ Mr Edelstein said.
Israel has made progress in the global vaccination race by pushing every last dose out of its vaccine stores and using their effective health system to launch a 24/7 vaccination campaign. soft with the help of weapons. Pictured: A large vaccine center in Tel Aviv
‘In my imagination, it’s like the scene from the movie where you run close to the danger, and at the last minute you get a bullet.’
He said: ‘It shows what we already know, which is that the full 95 per cent defense comes after two shots.’
The two studies conducted by health maintenance organizations (HMOs) collected the data from some 400,000 patients they treated (800,000 in total), with the reason behind the difference (60 per cent and 33 per cent) in the -currently unclear.
The Clalit study compared the test results of a group of 200,000 vaccinated individuals to a sample of 200,000 Israelis who did not receive the injection.
The full results of the study were not published or peer-reviewed.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit the coronavirus vaccination facility in the northern Israeli Arab city of Nazareth on January 13, 2021
A medical worker prepares a coronavirus vaccine at the time of vaccination at the Kupat Holim Meuhedet clinic in the town of Druze in Ein Quniya in Golan Heights which is linked to Israel on January 13th
To date Israel ‘s immunization program is the fastest growing in the world and has vaccinated over two million people – about 20 percent of its population.
The program runs 24/7, even on the day of the Jewish arrest of Shabbat, and is supported by hundreds of Israeli fighting doctors who have been brought in for duty.
With Pfizer’s level 3 trials only surveying 40,000 people, the data from the Israeli vaccination campaign may offer some of the best indications for vaccine efficacy against the coronavirus.
The Israeli Times reports that the most recent number given by officials was 1,910,330 – although Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a ceremonial event marking the 2 million vaccination Tuesday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu receives second Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
Israel has reported a total of 520,060 confirmed cases of coronavirus since the outbreak began the pandemic, with 3,817 associated deaths.
On Tuesday, Israel reported 9,997 new cases – the highest level in a single 24 hours – and 46 deaths, after recording 67 deaths ever Monday.
Like many countries, Israel is facing a second wave of the virus in the winter after the rate of new diseases and associated deaths fell in November.
On January 5, the government announced that a two-week national closure would take effect, effective from January 7. The closure is expected to close at the end of the month, but it is almost certain to be extended. as new cases and deaths arise.