Hundreds of thousands of workers in the tourism industry in Israel and millions around the world have been waiting for the vaccination companies to announce their effectiveness against the mutations. About two weeks ago, Peasor announced that their vaccine is effective against the British mutation and today a study is published showing that the vaccine is also effective against the South African mutation. According to the findings of a study published in the journal Health Medicine, the antibodies produced following Pfizer’s vaccine also respond to the South African mutation.
This announcement is expected to have a major impact on the aviation and tourism industry, as the State of Israel has feared quite a few of these mutations. And now, with the announcement that the vaccine is also effective against the variant that has so far caused quite a few concerns in the health system, there is a high probability that vaccinated people can be allowed to move more safely between countries and travel and visit hotels with minimal fear of being affected by those mutations.
Quite a few countries are already waiting for the vaccinated tourists. The Greek Prime Minister is expected to land in Israel and meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The two will sign an agreement that will allow the vaccinated to move between countries without the need for testing or isolation.
Georgia has also already announced that it will receive vaccines for its territory without the need for isolation or testing. Seychelles was the first country to announce that it would allow vaccinated people to enter its territory and it is expected that Denmark, Cyprus, Estonia, England, Romania, Serbia and there are reports that even Thailand will allow vaccinated people to enter their territory.
Currently, anyone who is vaccinated with two doses and leaves Israel for at least seven days from the moment of receiving the second dose is completely exempt from isolation. More than two million Israelis have already received the second dose and another 1.5 million have received their first dose and are expected to receive the second dose in the coming weeks.
Currently, Ben Gurion Airport is closed to commercial flights until at least February 21. At this stage it is not clear whether there will be another extension to close the sky. Thousands of Israelis are around the world and want to return home, but currently only rescue flights from Frankfurt are possible. places.
