Suara.com – A while ago, president Israel Isaac Herzog has already received the third injection Covid-19 vaccine before being given to his community. Now, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett says Israel will offer a second injection of the Covid-19 vaccine to people aged 60 and over first.
However, Naftali Bennett emphasized that people who can get a third injection of the Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer are people who have received a second injection of the Covid-19 vaccine in at least the last 5 months.
Israel gives the third injection of this Covid-19 vaccine to its people, because it is worried about the emergence of the Delta variant corona virus Covid-19 more contagious. In addition, Israel has also experienced a surge in cases of the Covid-19 corona virus.
Meanwhile, a study has shown that a person’s immunity from injections of the Covid-19 vaccine can decrease over time.
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“The purpose of the additional dose or third dose Covid-19 vaccine is to rebuild immunity. Thus, this method can significantly reduce the possibility of transmission and serious infection due to the corona virus,” said Bennett BBC.
The prime minister added that 2,000 people with weakened immune systems had received the third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine without severe side effects.
Experts also said that it was not clear whether the third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine would reduce the number of cases of corona virus infection or not.
Last month, Israeli authorities reintroduced stressing the importance of indoor Israeli use amid increasing cases of Covid-19 coronavirus infection.
However, Israel has become one of the most successful countries in the world in dealing with the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.
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Because, Israel has implemented the fastest vaccination program, where more than half of its population has been immunized.
According to America’s Johns Hopkins University, Israel has reported nearly 870,000 infections and nearly 6,500 deaths from the Covid-19 coronavirus since the start of the outbreak.
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