“Glad we can open the economy safely”: Dr. Sharon Elrai-Price, head of public health services at the Ministry of Health, held a press briefing today (Monday) and stated that against the background of encouraging morbidity data, the maximum occupancy in places operating under the green label will increase.
She said, “In the next pulse on Sunday we will expand the entrance to places that work for the vaccinated and recovering. This is definitely proving itself. We will see how we continue to get the economy back to normal. We are working on outlines for the schools, “she added.” It is clear to us that there is a big challenge. We want to get as many students back into the educational framework as possible, and most of all we want to plan for next year as well and give some certainty to the system, parents, children, principals, the Ministry of Education and the local government. “
On the various mutations: “The thing that worries us the most is the issue of variants. At the moment the Englishman is in more than 90% of the samples. We know that the vaccine is effective for him, because we see the morbidity decreasing. The entry of other variants worries us – the main concern is from Ben Gurion Airport, but also from overland crossings. We need to make sure that no variant enters that threatens us. Therefore mThere is a national system for genomic flooring and laboratories are connected to it. We have a special projector on the subject. “
As for the question of whether we will have to get vaccinated again in the future: “The Ministry of Health will give professional recommendations in accordance with the data in the literature. The decision as to what will be the validity of a vaccine certificate will be based on this data. We are the first country to store on this scale and the Torah will come out of us. We design serological tests for the vaccinated and monitor the recovering. According to these studies instructions are given to the public because it is a complex scientific subject. There may be a variant that will require the administration of another vaccine. “