The Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that 11,978 new cases had been registered within 24 hours. The highest number to date was 11,345 on September 2 last year. In view of the wave of infection with the Omikron variant, fourth vaccinations have been given to people over the age of 60 and medical staff in Israel since this week. According to a study by the Schiba Hospital near Tel Aviv, the fourth vaccination dose with the preparation from Biontech / Pfizer increases the number of antibodies against Omikron five-fold within a week. Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett warned Tuesday that the number of cases could rise to 50,000 a day during the Omikron wave. “The omicron storm is getting stronger,” said Bennett.
Only around 61 percent of the 9.4 million Israelis are still considered fully vaccinated. In Israel, this includes people who have been vaccinated twice up to six months after the second vaccination and people with a booster vaccination. 30 percent of the population are not vaccinated at all, with nine percent the vaccination has expired.
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