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Sometimes the best is just not good enough. This is what Israel is discovering in the midst of a global pandemic, where the country’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign became a potential model for the rest of the world.
Over 9.2 million people, comprising about seven percent of Israel’s population, had already received Covid vaccinations before the end of 2020, with the Health Ministry estimating that 90% of the country’s “at-risk” population would receive the second of two vaccinations before January is out.
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.
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