but the israeli government sees this as something as a race against time to try to get as many of the fourth doses out as they can before the omicron wave peaks. that wave is a little bit behind the u.s. and the uk. other countries and israel s government says that is because of the very strict travel restrictions they put in place in november when omicron first emerged. all foreigners are banned from entering israel right now. the u.s., canada, turkey, other major countries are also on israel s travel red list which means travel is restricted. now, those restrictions have absolutely hammered the israeli tourism industry, especially over christmas when tourists and pilgrims like to come here to visit the holy sites. the israeli government says they have served their purpose in slowing down omicron and buying time for this fourth dose rollout to get underway. raph sanchez.
israel, it s got to be at least four months after your third shot, wolf. it s been four months since i got my third shot, so let s see what the u.s. decides on that front. it seems, elizabeth, as you well know, that israel is often a step ahead of other nations when it comes to reacting and taking action against covid. remind our viewers what israel has been saying and doing. reporter: right, so israel actually started their third dose rollout back at the end of july. so that was, you know, about two months before it started in earnest in the united states. and in israel they just did it. in the u.s. it was for this group, no, for this group, and it sort of went on and on. there are several reasons israel has been ahead on this. israel acts quickly. i know it seems strange to make this reference but i think back to the haiti earthquake in 2010, we were waiting for the americans to come build a mobile hospital for the haitians and the israelis got to haiti way
that. and if we re overprepared and nothing happens, that is okay. we have to send a signal that we re going to stand by our law enforcement, our intelligence and protect these critical assets no matter what. independent scientific vaccine advisers to the u.s. food and drug administration are meeting in the coming hours to discuss whether americans need covid-19 booster shots but the experts are divided on the efficacy of a third dose. jason dason carroll has the det. reporter: an fda advisory committee will meet to discuss whether it is now time for some americans to get that added shot. this as some states have already made plans as they await approval of a third dose rollout next week. there is actually a pretty straightforward case to be made for why we should be allowing booster shots at this time especially for older individuals
national forest. soon many of you will be eligible to receive a covid-19 booster shot to reinforce your protection against the delta variant of the virus. white house correspondent peter doocy has more on the third dose rollout and why some fully. plan for every adult to get a booster shot. that s because delta variant cases are rising declining. we are seeing concerning evidence of waning vaccine effectiveness over time and against the delta variant. but a third dose means protection gets a big boost. a boost to mrna increases antibody by at least so fold and likely much more. international charity has a concern fewer doses donated to impoverished countries. the one campaign the biden administration decision to authorize booster shots for all