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Why is Israel having such a hard time with the pandemic despite their relatively high vaccination rate? https://www.newsweek.com/israel-world-leader-vaccine-bo
by Covzire 5y ago
Why is Israel having such a hard time with the pandemic despite their relatively high vaccination rate?
https://www.newsweek.com/israel-world-leader-vaccine-booster-shots-hit-surge-covid-cases-1629310 https://www.newsweek.com/israel-world-leader-vaccine-booster...
Shouldn't we be seeing the exact opposite if the current crop of vaccines were the best solution?
- bhickey 5y agoFrom the article: because children are unvaccinated.
- prox 5y agoThey were the first to vaccinate, and because of the relatively first two shots being close together, a third booster is needed. They see good results from that. Studies show having the vaccines wider apart gives longer and stronger immune response. I believe this effect is not exclusive to covid vaccines.
- standardUser 5y agoIsrael has a moderately higher vaccination rate than the US and currently has close to 50% fewer deaths per capita from COVID. I wish the US was doing as well a Israel right now! Hundreds and hundreds of Americans would not be dying every single day if we were.