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April 20, 2021 by archyde
Thorough investigation by Tel Aviv University.
A new study by Tel Aviv University found that the British variant (B 1.1.7) of Covid-19 is 45 percent more contagious than the original virus. The researchers relied on data from around 500,000 PCR tests for Covid-19, which had been obtained from the Covid-19 test laboratory, which was set up in collaboration with the Electra Group. The new study was carried out by Ariel Munitz and Moti Geritz from the Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine. This was done in collaboration with Dan Yamin and PhD student Matan Yechezkel from the LEMA laboratory at the Department of Industrial Technology, all at Tel Aviv University. The results of the study were published in the prominent scientific journal “Cell Reports Medicine”. The joint laboratory between Tel Aviv University and Electra was created in March 2020, right after the first wave of the pandemic broke out
Nathan Jeffay is The Times of Israel s health and science correspondent
An Israeli man cuts through a huge face mask as Israelis celebrate the end of the outdoor mask mandate, in Jerusalem, April 18, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Prominent scientists say the transformation of Israel from a COVID-19 hotspot to a vaccination success story underlines that any developed country can subdue the virus.
They estimate that a relatively small number of vaccinations are needed to take a country out of crisis mode. The moment that half of the population aged 60-plus is inoculated, authorities can expect a dramatic drop in cases and hospitals are safe from being overwhelmed, they conclude.
Feb 14, 2021
Multidisciplinary center connects hospitals, government and academic institutions in Israel and around the world to prepare for future epidemics.
By Abigail Klein Leichman, ISRAEL21c
Despite tens of millions of Covid-19 cases worldwide, much remains unknown about the origin and long-term effects of the SARS-Cov-2 coronavirus.
One thing that scientists know without a doubt: We can expect more pandemics in the future.
That’s why Tel Aviv University recently launched the Center for Combating Pandemics, thought to be the first of its kind anywhere.
“In the past 15 years, the world has seen a string of viral pathogens infect large numbers of people, among them SARS, MERS, swine flu and avian flu. Clearly, we are not safe from dangerous emerging diseases,” says Center Head Prof. Itai Benhar of TAU’s Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research.
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If Israel was a rational country and Bibi a serious politician, it should end all lockdowns and all antidemocratic measures due to Covid-19 right now. Why? Firstly: The entire crisis is based on a controversial and hardly scholarly PCR test, and not on a threat to the entire society. Secondly: Only a tiny fraction of Israeli society is older than 65 years, according to Wikipedia some 10,5 per cent. But it has already vaccinated over 10 percent of its population, more than one million people.