Israel considers offering 4th Covid-19 vaccine dose to all adults

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on condition that at least five months have passed since they received the third or recovered from the illness, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday .

Implementation of the measure, which would significantly expand eligibility now limited to the over-60s and other high-risk groups, is subject to approval by the ministry's director-general.

The ministry's statement said the recommendation was made given findings that those who received a fourth shot were three to five times as protected against serious illness and twice as protected against infection, compared to the thrice-vaccinated.

 

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