![]() Infections jumped in Israel because of the prevalence of cases among the unvaccinated. There were also so-called breakthrough infections in those who have been vaccinated, and the drop in efficacy of vaccines. Infections jumped because of the prevalence of cases among the unvaccinated, especially children. The number of people falling seriously sick and being hospitalized, though, has risen less than it did during the last coronavirus wave, peaking at 751 in late August, compared with 1,183 in mid-January. About 61% of Israelis have been given two doses, lower than in European laggards earlier in the year such as France and Spain.įollowing the spread of the Delta variant over the summer, Israel has seen cases climb, reaching an all-time high of 11,316 daily cases on Sept. The program plateaued amid hesitancy from some in the Orthodox Jewish and Arab communities. Since April, Israel has fallen from first to 33rd in Bloomberg's vaccine tracker of populations considered fully vaccinated. "If you are able to maintain life without lockdown, and to avoid very high numbers of hospitalizations and death, then this is what life with Covid looks like," said Eyal Leshem, a professor specializing in infectious diseases at the Sheba Medical Center in Tel Ha-Shomer. ![]() Around 100,000 Israelis are getting inoculated every day, the vast majority of them with a third shot. More recently, it has led the way when it comes to vaccinating children and rolling out a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine after research suggested reduced efficacy over time. ![]()
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