With FDA approval expected in coming weeks, Israeli Pediatric Association chief says proving efficacy, safety of vaccine in this age group critical for protection of children, end of the pandemic.
Head of Jerusalem COVID ICU ward: Vast majority of critically, seriously ill patients unvaccinated. Due to lack of ECMO machines, hospitals forced to decide who gets privilege of being hooked up to device.
Amid concerns that the latest FDA ruling to only recommend high-risk groups get a third COVID shot would hamper national campaign, ministry boasts that over 3 million Israelis have already received their booster shots. Week begins with 7,445 new cases.
"With tens of thousands of new cases in Israel every day, the risk of young people getting infected and developing life-threatening symptoms is much higher than the risk of vaccination," explains Head of Public Health Services Dr. Sharon Elrai-Price.
71% of hospitalized patients on ventilators and 88% of patients on ECMO machines are unvaccinated, Health Ministry reports. Meanwhile, aircraft continue to land carrying 2 million rapid testing kits from Korea.
As Israel prepares to administer AstraZeneca vaccines, Health Ministry calls it an "important solution" for those unable to be vaccinated or who developed an allergic reaction to other vaccines.
Nitzan Horowitz, Israel's health minster caught on hot mic admitting green pass aimed largely at pressuring Israelis to vaccinate. Health Ministry survey finds over 10% of Israeli children diagnosed with virus suffer from long COVID.
Magen David Adom estimated that about 10% of travelers returning from Ukraine tested positive for the coronavirus.
Hai Shoulian continued to call for protests against the vaccine and Israel's green pass vaccination certificate policy until he succumbed to the virus at Wolfson Medical Center.
A total of 7,686 new cases of the coronavirus were diagnosed across Israel Sunday, down from 10,183 new cases reported a day earlier. Local authorities to distribute rapid coronavirus tests to parents before the resumption of classes following High Holidays.
