Israel is preparing to suspend all incoming passenger flights for a two-week period in a bid to prevent the spread of highly-infectious Covid-19 variant
Israeli healthcare group says Covid cases have plunged by 60% among over-60s vaccinated with Pfizer jab thesun.ie - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thesun.ie Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Israeli healthcare firm KSM Maccabi Research and Innovation Center on Friday reported on vaccination data
It said there had been a significant decrease coronavirus infections among vaccinated over-65s
Also found that hospitalisations in the same group had plunged by more than 60 per cent
Over 2.5 million of Israeli citizens have had the first vaccine dose, around 30 per cent of population
Teenagers aged 16-18 are now being given the first dose of the vaccine, starting on Saturday