Israel's massive vaccine drive isn't keeping up with new cases — especially among younger victims

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A record amount of young people in Israel are contracting the virus accounting for a record one quarter of the most serious Covid cases

For the first time since the pandemic started, Israel now says more than a quarter of its most serious Covid-19 cases, where hospitalization is required, are in patients under the age of 60.

Dr. Itamar Grotto, the associate director-general of the Israeli Ministry of Health explained: "This is because the new U.K. variant is more infectious, mainly among young people and children." Israel has been lauded by the global health community for moving so quickly to vaccinate. So far, almost two million Israelis have had their first shot, out of about 9 million people. Israel has a highly centralized health system, where everyone must register on a digital system — making it easier for the Ministry of Health to organize the vaccine drive throughout the country.

CNBC contributor and former FDA head Dr. Scott Gottlieb has been eyeing trends in Israel and Europe since the pandemic began a year ago, and using them as a possible model for what could happen in the United States, including the relatively newly discovered U.K. variant.

 

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Reportedly paid for by $500 Mil US aid in the stimulus pkg and only Jews are getting vaccinated. Arabs/Palestinians making up near 50% of Israel's population are excluded for now.

This man whom the State of Israel accuses of bribery of fraud and breach of trust has turned the citizens of the State of Israel into guinea pigs of attempts by the Pfizer company to share data on the citizens with them.

Why should we worry about Israel when American warp head holding the vaccines . Cases here in America is outpacing the vaccine distribution

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Would it be because the focus on vaccination is on oldest people who are not in circulation in society. Wouldn't vaccination have to be at 15-20% before it starts to hit people who are less likely to social distance. Wouldn't it be at least 4 weeks before vaccines slow growth?

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