Around 150 medical workers at the clinic, who had received their third vaccination by August 20, would receive another dose, the Shiba Hospital near Tel Aviv said on Sunday evening. All of them would have had low levels of antibodies (below 700) on a serological test. According to the hospital, this is the first study of its kind worldwide.
Gili Regev-Jochai, Director of the Infectious Diseases Department, said: “In this study we will examine what the impact of the fourth vaccination is on the number of antibodies and disease prevention in general, and we will monitor the safety of the vaccine. »
Israel has already passed the fourth corona wave
Given the spread of the omicron variant, Israel had already announced last week that people over 60 should receive a fourth dose of vaccine. A government panel of experts also recommended that health care workers should also be vaccinated for the fourth time.
Israel has already passed the fourth corona wave. Recently, however, the number of infections has risen again. Only around 60 percent of the 9.4 million Israelis are still considered fully vaccinated. This includes people who have been vaccinated twice up to six months after the second vaccination and people with a booster vaccination. 31 percent of the population are not vaccinated at all, with nine percent the vaccination has already expired. (SDA)