Israel Data Shows Pfizer Jab Stops Illness, Effect On Transmissions Unclear By Guillaume Lavallee and Ben Simon
02/03/21 AT 10:14 AM
Initial data from Israel s coronavirus vaccination campaign shows the Pfizer/BioNTech jab protects against serious illness, but it is not yet clear whether it slows transmissions or spells progress toward achieving herd immunity, experts say.
The Jewish state is carrying out what is widely described as the world s fastest vaccination campaign per capita, watched closely by experts worldwide.
While many countries are struggling with procurement, Israel has made remarkable progress since launching inoculations in December.
So far, it has given the first of the two recommended doses of Pfizer jabs to roughly 35 percent of its nine-million population.
10:17 EDT, 3 February 2021
A health worker administers a dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in a gymnasium in the Israeli city of Petah Tikva
Initial data from Israel s coronavirus vaccination campaign shows the Pfizer/BioNTech jab protects against serious illness, but it is not yet clear whether it slows transmissions or spells progress toward achieving herd immunity, experts say.
The Jewish state is carrying out what is widely described as the world s fastest vaccination campaign per capita, watched closely by experts worldwide.
While many countries are struggling with procurement, Israel has made remarkable progress since launching inoculations in December.
So far, it has given the first of the two recommended doses of Pfizer jabs to roughly 35 percent of its nine-million population.