In Israel, third dose of human vaccine over 60 years old

So Israel will become the first country in the world to offer a strengthening dose of Pfizer/BionTech vaccine in mass.

The reality is that vaccines are safe. The reality also testifies that vaccines protect against serious diseases and death. And as the flu vaccine, which needs to be renewed from time to time, is the same in this case,” said Bennett in a speech to the nation aired on television.

The third dose decision was made at a time of increasing the number of infected and indications that the efficiency of the vaccine is weakened over time.

Bennett announced that Israel's new president, Isaac Herzeg, will be the first to receive the third vaccine tomorrow, and other residents from Sunday, and that shortly after the press conference, he will appeal to his mother to encourage him to do the same.

Neither the US nor the EU have approved third doses of the vaccine, and it has not yet been proven to help and who needs it and when. Previously, third doses of Russian and Chinese vaccines were given in several countries, according to the Associated Press.

Since the beginning of this year, Israel has led one of the most aggressive and successful vaccine campaigns. More than 57 percent of the population of 9.3 million people received two doses of Pfizer/BionTech vaccine and 80 percent of the population over the age of 40 was vaccinated.

Thanks to the vaccine, Israel has opened its economy in front of other countries, but now it is recording a sharp jump of those infected with the new species of flu virus, even among those vaccinated.

People over 60 years of immune age more than five months ago will be able to get the third vaccine.