Israel, on Sunday, added the UK, Belgium and Denmark to its travel ban list in light of the rapid surge in Omicron COVID-19 cases in the three European nations.
Serious Covid-19 cases in Israel crossed the 500 mark on Sunday, for the first time since March, media reports said.According to the Health Ministry, there were 524 patients in serious condition, with 84 of them on ventilators. In total, there .
The U.S. new cases 7-day rolling average are 21.1 % LOWER than the 7-day rolling average one week ago. U.S. hospitalizations due to COVID-19 are now 3.9 %
LOWER than the rolling average one week ago. U.S. deaths due to coronavirus are now 12.1 %
LOWER than the rolling average one week ago. Today s posts include:
U.S. Coronavirus New Cases are 182,695
U.S. Coronavirus hospitalizations are at an elevated 122,700
U.S. Coronavirus deaths are at an elevated 4,375
U.S. Coronavirus immunizations have been administered to 5.0 % of the population
The 7-day rolling average rate of growth of the pandemic shows new cases improved, hospitalizations improved, and deaths worsened
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By Rachel Schraer
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Israel, one of the top countries when it comes to vaccinating against Covid-19, bought large stocks of the jab in exchange for acting as the world s guinea pig.
And scientists are watching data shared by the country keenly, for signs of how effective the vaccine is when given to a whole population.
So there was understandable concern when the man coordinating Israel s Covid response reportedly suggested a single dose of the Pfizer vaccine might not be as effective as reported.
Thousands of people have tested positive after being jabbed. But are worries premature?