Israel offers third booster COVID-19 vaccine to preserve immunity
Israeli health officials have begun offering a third booster COVID-19 shot to people who have a weaker immune system. Early data shows a link between those who received a vaccine in January and who were recently infected, indicating the jab s protection fades over time.
Brianna McKeeDigital Reporter
July 13, 2021 - 11:50AM
Israel’s Health Ministry has revealed a growing number of coronavirus infections among the pool of vaccine recipients from January 2021 indicating booster shots may be needed maintain immunity.
It comes after a report was released on Sunday noting the correlation between new infections and Israeli’s who received the vaccine six months ago but warning it was too early to draw conclusions.