Live broadcast from the Constitution Committee // Photo: Knesset Channel
During the hearing, the head of the public health services, Dr. Sharon Elrai-Price, and the director of the Election Commission, Orly Adas, clashed.
Dr. Elrai-Price objected to the verified patients voting at the polls on Election Day: it’s dangerous”.
Advocate Adas did not like Dr. Elrai-Price’s opposition and her proposal to place mobile ballots or hold more than one election day this year. “We are in an election campaign. Making proposals to change the voting system is not possible!”
MK Shlomo Krei (Likud) opposed the placement of mobile cards that would allow patients to vote. “Mobile cards are irregularities, they are forgeries.”
“Mutation entry may impair vaccine effectiveness”
In an earlier discussion in the committee, on the mandatory regulations for isolation in hotels for all returnees from abroad, Dr. Elrai-Price said: First of all, caution must be exercised when entering anything that could threaten public health.
“We heard about the mutation on Saturday and the mutant virus became the dominant strain within a few weeks, so it has an evolutionary advantage. In those places where it exists, we see a 70% increase in morbidity. We have no evidence that the mutant virus is in Israel but tests are being conducted.” “GA) It was reported that at least in England some of the tests miss the virus. We have tested them and all tests for tests succeed in diagnosing it.”
Regarding the effectiveness of the vaccine against the mutation, she said: “As far as we know, the mutation does not currently affect the vaccine. In Greece, the miners’ mutation was discovered again.
Corona Shadow Elections Dr. Sharon Elrai-Price: “The solution in which tens of thousands of verified people go out to vote on foot or in a car – is not acceptable. it’s dangerous”
MK @avidareli: “You made a closure on 300 critically ill patients – so what happened?”
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She added that “the first mutant virus was detected in mid-September and created a situation where in England it controls 50% and in South Africa 95%. The mutation rate is much faster and that is one of the worries, even if today the vaccine is effective for it.”