More than 97% of COVID-19 deaths in Israel over the past month were those who had not been vaccinated, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday, as his government seeks to turnout to increase the views of Pfizer Inc.
About 38% of Israel’s 9 million population has received at least one dose of vaccine, the Ministry of Health says. But the government’s goals of achieving 50% coverage and reopening the economy next month were challenged as ebbs daily vaccination rate.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urges Israelis to be vaccinated at news conference at vaccine center
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“We are in a national crisis,” Netanyahu told reporters.
“I want to give you a strong truth: Over the past month – the last 30 days – 1,536 people have died (of COVID-19) in the State of Israel. More than 97% of them less than 3% had been vaccinated. “
The vaccination campaign began in December. 19 with a focus on Israelis over 60 years and other high-risk groups. Israel has since lowered the eligible age to 16 but is seeing less crisis among younger citizens who are less prone to dangerous coronavirus complications.
Israeli officials also believe that some people have rumors of lasting effects from the vaccines.
Administrators of COVID-19 vaccine health workers to an IDF soldier at a military base in central Israel
(Photo: IDF Speaker Unit)
Eliminating a vaccine complaint as “false news”, Netanyahu said: “We are a vaccinated country. We have vaccines for every citizen, for everyone … If you go and if you get ‘vaccination you save your life. “
Earlier Tuesday, the Ministry of Health warned that with the high number of coronavirus patients in hospitals, Israel could be excluded from the ECMO (heart and lung) devices available for ongoing support provide heart and respiratory to patients in an emergency condition.
Sources in the ministry also warned that if the case continues to escalate, they will be forced to choose which patients to connect to the life-saving devices through an ethics committee tasked with prioritizing treatment. for patients with a better chance of survival.
“We are not there yet,” the ministry clarified. “But this is imminent and dangerous. We never thought we would need to treat over 40 ECMO patients at once, but here we are. We are now reaching our end. “
According to the Ministry of Health, 41 coronavirus patients were in an emergency condition connected to ECMO devices last week. And while there are about 70 such devices in Israel, the real issue is the fact that each machine requires two nurses, a dedicated technician and a doctor, which could lead to a shortage of manpower.