More than 21% received the first dose of the vaccine

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19:54 – Ministry of Health: More than 21% received the first dose of the vaccine

The Ministry of Health updated tonight that so far 21.44% of Israelis have received the first dose of the corona virus, and 0.97% also received the second dose. For the first time, the ministry published the data on the vaccination rate in the first and second doses by locality.

During the day, we vaccinated another 24,421 Israelis in the first dose of the vaccine, and in total their number stands at more than 1.9 million. About 33,000 Israelis were vaccinated today in the second dose and their number is approaching 86,000.

In Omer, about 40% of the residents received the first dose of the vaccine, in Lehavim 39.19%, in Savyon 36.85%, in Givat Avni 33.77%, in Kfar Vradim 33.18%, in Kiryat Tivon 29.37% and in Shimshit 28.1%.

In Jerusalem, 10.53% of the residents were vaccinated in the first dose, in Tel Aviv 19.77%, in Haifa 23.58%, in Rishon Lezion 20.36%, in Petah Tikva 19.11%, in Bnei Brak 6.99%, in Beit Shemesh 7.54% and in Modi’in Illit 2.95%. It should be noted that the ultra-Orthodox cities are younger and therefore the rate of vaccination in them is significantly lower than the national average.

Along with the extensive vaccination campaign, morbidity in the country continues to be extremely severe. Data from the Ministry of Health also show that 49 people died yesterday from the complications of the virus – a record number of deaths daily since the corona arrived in Israel.

There are a total of 77,650 active patients in Israel, of which 15,516 are in Jerusalem. In Bnei Brak 4,172, in Modi’in Illit 3,219, in Beit Shemesh 2,412, in Tel Aviv-Yafo 2,168, in Petah Tikva 2,095, in Haifa 1,982, in Ashdod 1,885, in Beitar Illit 1,644, in Elad 1,394, in Netanya 1,238, in Be’er Sheva 1,109, in Holon 1,106 and in Nazareth 1,086.

In hospitals across the country, 1,812 corona patients are hospitalized, 1,094 of them in critical condition. 269 ​​patients connected to respirators. This is what the Ministry of Health data shows tonight (Wednesday). Since midnight, about 75,000 tests have been performed and 4,795 verified patients have been located – 6.4%. Since the outbreak of the plague, 3,803 corona patients have died in Israel, nine of them today.

19:45 – Ministry of Health: 4 more cases of the South African corona strain were found in the country

The Ministry of Health has updated that it has located four more cases of the corona strain originating in South Africa. A total of eight cases of the mutation were identified in the country. The ministry stressed that the different variants cause a faster infection but apparently, do not cause a more serious illness.

19:02 – The malls and markets oppose restricting entry only to buyers with a green passport

Trade organizations, malls and markets vehemently oppose restricting trade entry only to buyers with a green passport. In a letter sent to the Corona Cabinet Ministers, the organizations stated that “there is no economic viability to open trade in this way and this limitation is not applicable. The main target audience of the trade industry is mainly families with young children and adolescents, as vaccination may take many more weeks if not beyond Whereas children and adolescents under the age of 16 are not eligible for the vaccine at all, so they will not be eligible for a green passport.How does the intention be to conduct sensible and economic trade which also collapses under the strict limits of the purple character, given that such a restriction can no longer be borne? Restrictions! ” (Orna Yefet)

18:25 – Record in the IDF’s morbidity in Corona: 1,506 new positives

A record morbidity in Corona was recorded in the IDF. 1,506 soldiers were found positive for the virus, compared to 1,425 in the previous record. In addition, 12,339 soldiers are in isolation after coming into contact with a verified patient. In addition, 29,000 soldiers have been vaccinated so far.

18:05 – Minister Edelstein in Nazareth: “More people in Arab society get vaccinated, but that is not enough”

Health Minister Yuli Edelstein addressed the state of vaccines in Arab society during his visit to Nazareth. Edelstein said that “the data has improved – we have reached 48% of vaccinators, but there is still a lot of room for improvement.” Edelstein added that “please encourage the older generation to come and get vaccinated more. This is important to them, us and the country.”

14:33 – Director of the Nursing Department at the United Health Insurance Fund: “There is a decrease in the response of the Arab sector to get vaccinated”

Mali Kusha, head nurse and director of the nursing department at the United Health Insurance Fund, said in an interview with the Ynet studio that there is a decrease in the response of the Arab sector in the north to come and get vaccinated against Corona. “Even in the ultra-Orthodox sector we see a good response, only in the Arab sector in the north is there a decline. We have done activity with opinion leaders, especially in Jerusalem, and we do see the extensive response in this area,” she said. “United HMO has already vaccinated almost 200,000 insured,” she said.

(Alexandra Looks)

12:26 – 4,917 reports were distributed yesterday across the country for violating corona restrictions

Police yesterday distributed 4,917 reports across the country for violations of corona restrictions. 3,193 reports were distributed for leaving a place of residence for an unauthorized purpose, 1,308 reports for not wearing a mask, 96 reports for violations of the insulation obligation, 83 reports for various violations of businesses and 187 reports for staying in a public place whose activities were prohibited. In addition, dozens Businesses were fined for the various violations, 112 warnings were issued and in 117 places a public dilution was carried out.12 businesses were closed at the end of hearings after violating the regulations.

(Gilad Cohen)

9:53 – Nearly half of job seekers since tightening closure – teaching staff

The Employment Service reports this morning (Wednesday) that 7,368 new job seekers were registered in the last day, while 57,705 have been registered since the closure was tightened. Since Sunday, 27.12.2020, the day the closure began, a total of 117,631 new jobseekers have been registered.

It should be noted that 97,508 of them were expelled to the IDF, and their share of all new job seekers is about 83%, while 20,123 of them have been fired or resigned and their share stands at 17% of all registrants since the closure began.

The Employment Service also stated that employees in the teaching, education and training industry have been the main group among the new job seekers since the beginning of the closure. On the eve of the tightening of the closure, their rate among registrants since the beginning of the closure was only 5.1%, but in view of the closure of the education system, their rate rose significantly and this morning stands at 25.4% of all registrants since the beginning of the closure. 26,822 teaching, education and training workers have been registered as job seekers since the closure was tightened and they constitute 46.5% of those enrolled since the closure was tightened.

8:30 – Vaccine Discrimination: Hospital contractor workers were not vaccinated for Corona

They are in hospitals for long hours, moving from room to room with a rag and mop and cleaning to protect patients and medical staff from life-threatening infections. But while hospital workers were the first to be vaccinated against Corona – contractor workers remained out of the vaccination operation. In this campaign 6,000 workers have been left exposed and are at increased risk of contracting the plague from hospital and HMO patients.

In this vaccination policy, the Ministry of Health perpetuates the class gaps between contractor workers and hospital workers. In response to a request from the organization of cleaning companies to the Ministry of Health, the ministry stated that it is not obligatory to vaccinate hospital contractors – although they are exposed to patients and infected with the corona virus no less than other workers: doctors, nurses and receptionists.

“A contractor who is not part of the hospital’s staff is only allowed to be vaccinated if he works in the Corona ward,” the Ministry of Health said in a reply. The ministry clarified that the contractor employees who will be vaccinated are those who work at the hospital on a regular basis. But once there is a shortage of manpower the contractor workers move to the required place – so most of them work in more than one hospital. These, as the firm’s response indicates, will not be vaccinated.

“During the Corona period, cleaning workers work in hospitals, health funds, schools and other vital workplaces, and by virtue of their job, they meet dozens and even hundreds of people a day,” wrote the director of the cleaning companies’ organization, Adv. Veronica Rosenberg, and the organization’s chairman Adv. Ilan Shimoni.

“Working cleaning workers need their work for the most basic existence. In view of the ongoing exposure of cleaning workers to the general public and we change daily, we demand that they be immediately included among the populations eligible for vaccination and vaccinated en masse – the first will be those employed in vital workplaces.” To work with the return from quarantine. “

As stated, in response, the ministry replied that there is no obligation to vaccinate the contractor’s workers and added that: “The Exceptions Committee forwarded its recommendation to the Immunization Committee and asked to include the cleaning teams in the following priority groups.”

Hospital officials confirm that most of the contractor’s workers were not vaccinated. “This was a question that came up in our discussions before the start of the vaccination campaign,” says a senior official at one of the largest hospitals in the country. “Indeed there is no such obligation, but at our hospital the management has decided to vaccinate everyone, including the contractor’s workers.”