Israel to start third dose of Pfizer – News

The Israeli government announced on Sunday that it will begin offering a third dose of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine to adults with weakened immune systems.

They also underlined that they were still in the process of analyzing the advisability of making the reinforcement available to the general population.

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The rapid spread of the Delta variant Raised immunization rates in that country again, with new infections rising from a figure to around 450 per day in the past month.

In this way, the country has stepped up to speed up Pfizer’s next shipment, according to Euronews.

Israeli Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz noted that adults with weakened immune systems who received two doses of the Pfizer vaccine they will be able to receive a booster injection, while specifying that the decision on a wider distribution is pending.

Pfizer and his partner BioNTech SE, said Thursday that they would ask US and European regulators in the coming weeks to authorize the booster injections.

Companies cited increased risk of infection after six months to seek permission for a third injection.

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“We are examining this question and we still do not have a definitive answer,” Horowitz told Kan public radio, referring to a boost for the general population in Israel.

“In any case, we are now administering a third vaccine to immunocompromised people,” he added.

About half of the 46 critically ill patients currently hospitalized in Israel are vaccinated, and the majority belong to risk groups, according to health officials.

In addition, some 5.7 million of the 9.3 million Israelis have received at least one dose.

Last Friday, Israel reimposed the mandatory use of masks indoors due to the increase in cases due to the Delta variant.

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Even with a low figure, the rising morbidity rate worries Israeli authorities who have stepped up quarantine surveillance of those returning from abroad, as well as fines for those who do not comply.

The country keeps its external borders closed to tourists since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, which began to ease at the end of May for groups vaccinated with prior authorization.