âThe magic has startedâ: Israelâs vaccination results point a way out of the pandemic Weâre sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By Isabel Kershner and Carl Zimmer February 7, 2021 â 12.52pm Save Normal text size Advertisement Jerusalem: In the most extensive real-world test so far, Israel has demonstrated that a robust coronavirus vaccination program can have a quick and powerful impact, showing the world a plausible way out of the pandemic. Cases of COVID-19 and hospitalisations dropped dramatically among people who were vaccinated within just a few weeks, according to new studies in Israel, where a rapid vaccine rollout has made it a kind of test laboratory for the world. And early data suggests that the vaccines are working nearly as well in practice as they did in clinical trials.