The Israeli health minister Nitzan Horowitz told the channel Kan on Sunday that the vaccine from the provider Moderna was available for such patients who had already been vaccinated twice.
Until now, Israel had almost exclusively used vaccines from the supplier Biontech / Pfizer. However, this will run out at the end of the month. However, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said at the beginning of the weekly cabinet meeting that he had agreed with Pfizer chief Albert Bourla to bring forward the next shipment. This should now arrive on August 1st.
Horowitz said the virus would “be with us for a long time”. With the help of a “corona routine” you have to find a way to live in your shadow without excessive restrictions.
The number of new corona infections in Israel has recently increased significantly again. Most of the new cases are linked to the delta variant of the virus, according to official information. This was first discovered in India and is considered particularly contagious.
Almost 5.7 million of the 9.3 million people living in the country (more than 61 percent) have already received a first corona vaccination, and around 5.2 million people (around 56 percent) also received the second dose. The vaccination campaign in Israel was very successful, especially at the beginning, progressed quickly and caused an international sensation.