A senior adviser to the National Security Council said Wednesday that a reduction in coronavirus cases and possibly a fourth lockout will reduce the restrictions.
Israel earlier in the week lifted some of the lock-out restrictions that have been in place for more than a month, and ministers voted at a cabinet meeting Tuesday, to reopen the education system in “green,” cities. yellow “and” orange “if the number of people over 50 who have been vaccinated with both pictures has reached 70%.
Professor Eli Waxman from the Weizmann Institute told Ynet TV that too much hope is being placed on the vaccine method too soon.
“If the disease goes out of control, the vaccine does not provide a complete solution … To reopen safely, 90% of the population, including children, must be vaccinated and we are a long way from it, “he said.
“It simply came to our notice then [of curbs] this could lead to an increase in infection. We are taking a risk, in a few weeks we may reach a position where we have to choose between a closing quarter and a spike in severe cases and deaths. ”
At the cabinet meeting, the Ministry of Health gave ministers a plan to reopen gyms, malls and museums as soon as the next two weeks, for those who received the two-shot vaccine, and opened food. inside and out by March. 3.
Prof. gave. Waxman warns, however, that there must be significant intervals between each phase of the lockout exit strategy to correct errors, which he believes will be made along the way.
“With the current situation we have to wait. We need to see that the steps we have already taken are not causing an increase in disease. We need to see that we are on track to continuous decline [in cases] and then consider another small, cautious step, “he said. It should also be borne in mind that the effectiveness of the vaccine in preventing the spread of the disease is not currently fully known. “