Wow: Just 20 of 128,000 vaccinated Israelis got COVID one week after second dose
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AllahpunditPosted at 12:57 pm on January 26, 2021
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Just passing along some exciting news this morning as America inches towards herd immunity. Estimated time of arrival: Uhhhhh, 2028?
NEW: Number of Americans fully vaccinated against COVID-19 reaches 1%
Israel’s going to get there much faster. Scientists are being cautious about celebrating this study too much, as there was no control group and there are reasons to think there might be some sample “bias.” But knocking down infections to a “one in 6,400” clip would be tremendous progress. The end of the pandemic is on the horizon:
Nathan Jeffay is The Times of Israel s health and science correspondent
A medical worker prepares a COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Jerusalem, January 13, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
The world’s first analysis of fully vaccinated patients has indicated that the Pfizer vaccine is at least as effective as suggested by clinical trials.
Israel’s Maccabi Healthcare Services revealed Monday that only 0.015 percent of people are getting infected in the week after receiving their second shot.
Maccabi said it has 128,600 members who have seen seven days pass since full vaccine protection kicked in and only 20 have caught the coronavirus after they were considered immunized.
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Hope for stroke and dementia patients. Israel’s BrainsGate (reported briefly here previously) has developed a technology for the treatment of ischemic strokes and vascular dementia. The Ischemic Stroke System is based on an implantable electrode stimulator that increases blood flow to the brain. Clinical trials are in progress.
Hackathon for autism. Israeli innovators and entrepreneurs participated in Hackautism 2.0 – a virtual tech marathon to create innovative technological solutions for the challenges of children and adults on the Autism Spectrum. The winning teams addressed sleep quality, non-verbal communication and job finding,
Israeli blood tests for the Gulf. The OLO finger-prick blood tests from Israel’s Sight Diagnostics (reported here previously) will soon be available in medical centers across the Gulf region. The Israeli company is partnering with Dubai’s Phoenix Capital who will install OLO initially in the UAE and then other Gulf states.
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