Analysis-With boosters, masks and Green Pass, Israel sees a COVID-19 wave in retreat

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Israel was struck by its 4th coronavirus wave in June, fuelled by the fast-spreading Delta variant.

FILE PHOTO: Medical staff treat COVID-19 patients in the coronavirus ward of Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, IsraelPeople sit at an outdoor cafe near the Carmel Market as coronavirus disease restrictions ease in Tel AvivFILE PHOTO: An Israeli man receives his third dose of the coronavirus disease vaccine, in Beit ShemeshFILE PHOTO: An Israeli woman receives her third dose of the coronavirus disease vaccine, in Beit ShemeshPeople hang out at the Mediterranean beach near Jaffa as coronavirus...

"Day by day we are breaking the Delta wave," Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Tuesday, crediting government policy for "close, smart and flexible management allowing life alongside coronavirus." A data analysis by Doron Gazit and Yinon Ashkenazy of the Hebrew University's COVID-19 monitoring team showed the virus' reproduction rate - its ability to spread - began a sharp fall among each age group following the third shot.Two months into the Delta wave, vaccinated people over the age of 60 made up more than half of severe COVID-19 cases. The majority were over 70 with health conditions that put them at higher risk.

"These include the masks mandate, the ‘Green Passes’, the massive testing both with PCR testing and rapid antigen tests. But undoubtedly, the most important impactful factor in bringing down the Delta summer surge was the mass vaccination campaign with booster doses," Balicer said. The World Health Organization has pleaded with wealthier nations to hold off on boosters while many countries struggle to access vaccines.

 

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