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Health minister Nitzan Horowitz said there is indication that people who received two jabs or booster within the last six months protected against Omicron - but did not provide any data.
A man who flew into Australia from Nigeria is expected to be confirmed as the country's seventh Omicron case within hours.
Former South Australian premier Jay Weatherill tested positive to Covid-19 along with two others after partying the night away with long-time mates at the Henley High School reunion.
The woman in her 30s arrived in Sydney on Thursday and almost immediately hit up major shopping centres, Pizza Hut and KFC before she found out she was infected with Omicron.
The country has delayed the gradual re-opening of the international border until December 15 while experts scramble to answer these crucial questions.