“This is the third day of the closure,” he said. “We are in a race between the disease and the vaccine. Our goal is to vaccinate as many people as possible. We also saw an increase in the disease over the weekend. 5,000 verified on Saturday – this is higher than other Saturdays. But there is reason for optimism. The graph does not rise exponentially. High: 6.3% on weekends. The daily average, 7,217 cases, is higher than it was in the second wave – then there was a record of 6,200.
“Want to reach 200,000 vaccinated”
“We will continue to vaccinate more populations in the coming weeks,” Prof. Ash stated. “At the moment, it has been determined to prioritize teachers in special education and then the entire population of teachers. In the future, more age groups will be added – 60-50 or 60-55. It will be determined according to the number of portions.”
On the rate of immunization: “We have reached a vaccination capacity of 150,000 vaccinated per day. In a few days we will have to reach this capacity and on top of that add the first dose vaccinators. We want to reach 200,000 with the daily number of vaccinated.”
The issue of vaccines confined to the home: “We are still examining the vaccines of Moderna (whose storage conditions are less stringent than those of Pfizer – MIBA). And check what the guidelines are for shaking, dividing and getting to homes. I assume we will finish the investigation in the coming days. “
Corona Commissioner Prof. Nachman Ash received the second vaccine dose this morning
“A new player coming in is the story of mutations: the British variant has been here for a few weeks. 20-10 percent have been infected with this mutation. It spreads faster and it bothers us in the face of competition with vaccines. It does not cause more serious disease.”
On the South African mutation: in our estimation there are fewer cases. We located two adhesive chains. We will “attack” them and thus slow down the entry of this species into the country. “
Since midnight, 19,819 tests have been performed, 1,211 of which have been positive – and the positive result rate as of 10:32 is 6.1%. As a result of the outbreak, 3,651 Israelis died from the virus. 5,680 healthcare professionals are currently in isolation or have been vaccinated against the virus, 671 of them are doctors and 1,466 are brothers and sisters.