“The number of verified today has reached a new high – over 9,600,” said Dr. Elrai-Price. There is a beginning of a decrease in the adhesion coefficient that stands at 1.17, but any coefficient above 1 indicates a trend of spread. “
She noted that more than 80% of the country’s population lives in orange and red localities. “It affects all sectors,” she said. “There is a twofold increase in the Arab and general sectors within two weeks. The verified are in the community. Within two weeks there has been a twofold increase in the number of transparent patients being followed. There are over 300 critical patients in the hospitals.
“We have seen the morbidity increase – according to the forecast. The English variant is spreading in the community in different localities. We are looking at England and what happened there.”
The head of the public health services added: “17% of the new patients were vaccinated in one dose. We make efforts in information and accessibility. The rate of vaccinated in Arab and ultra-Orthodox society is low – and we make an effort there.”
She also referred to the mortality data from Corona: “We were in a state of 30 deaths a day, and today 50-40 are reported. This is a number that is difficult for us to see. Some are young people with no background illnesses. Every death is painful.”
Dr. Elrai-Price also referred to the Monitoring Committee for Vaccine Side Effects. “Among other things, it has representatives from the HMOs and hospitals,” she said. The committee deals with the safety and effectiveness of vaccines and examines whether they fail. Just this week we started giving the second dose. Only a week later, maximum protection is reached. “After one dose of vaccine, you do not reach full protection.”
Asked how many of the patients were vaccinated, Dr. Elrai-Price replied: “We know that two weeks after the vaccine there is about 50% effectiveness for the vaccine. Out of more than 1,000 critical and critical patients in hospitals, 180 have already received a first dose of vaccine. One dose of vaccine does not give us protection. Only a week after the second dose of vaccine, there is 95% protection. “
The head of public health services also responded to allegations about the conduct of the Ministry of Health. “There are statements that the ministry is hiding things and raising things. We would like you all to see the data clearly and efficiently,” she said.
“The information that will go to Pfizer: Aggressive information that includes the number of serious, respiratory and death patients. Will not go through any other individual or identified information, no information about side effects or background diseases, just what the disease state is. This is to see when we get vaccinated.” .
Asked whether the tests for insulators would be reduced to one test due to the workload in the laboratories, Dr. Elrai-Price said: “The first test helps to cut chains and identify those who were infected at the entrance to the isolation.
“With such a high morbidity, there is no way to reduce morbidity without significant restrictions. The closure must be maintained and the level of morbidity must be reduced – and so we will also reduce the burden on hospitals and health funds.”
As for the activity at Ben Gurion Airport, she said: “There is a legal and legal problem. Those who enter Israel undergo a corona examination at the entrance. The change that has been made, that every person undergoes an inspection at the entrance or goes to isolation in a hotel, is a method by which we can stop imported disease. “
The head of the public health services also said that the education system “will have to go back to the same restrictions as before. Due to the fact that children are not vaccinated, it will be necessary to keep masks and capsules. Pfizer is working on vaccines for children aged 12 to 15. The education system will return to the same restrictions as before. “
Dr. Elrai-Price emphasized that “11th-12th grades in orange and red localities will be in a format with positive corona tests.”
Edelstein: “There is no shortage of vaccines”
During the visit, Netanyahu and Edelstein met Etty Shemesh, the principal of a comprehensive middle school in the city, who was vaccinated against Corona. The Minister welcomed this and said: “We are pleased that the teaching staff are starting to get vaccinated. This is important both in protecting the educational staff and in preventing isolations that have burdened the education system. We are resolving this issue.”
Edelstein added that “at the same time we are in a wave of illness that is very worrying. The closure should give the positive results within a few days. But this will only happen if there is cooperation. Together we will be able to get the vaccine car ahead of the disease car.” .