That's pretty funny.policywonk98 said:
I know at least one person that is very excited about the number of jabs going up up up.
The thread hit the German tangent, but following up on the thread title regarding Israel, yikes.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/virus-czar-calls-to-begin-readying-for-eventual-4th-vaccine-dose/
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Israel's national coronavirus czar on Saturday called for the country to begin making preparations to eventually administer fourth doses of the coronavirus vaccine.
"Given that that the virus is here and will continue to be here, we also need to prepare for a fourth injection," Salman Zarka told Kan public radio.
He did not specify when fourth vaccine shots could eventually be administered.
Zarka also said that the next booster shot may be modified to better protect against new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, such as the highly infectious Delta strain.
"This is our life from now on, in waves," he said.
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"It seems that if we learn the lessons from the fourth wave, we must consider the [possibility of subsequent] waves with the new variants, such as the new one from South America," he said at the time.
"And thinking about this and the waning of the vaccines and the antibodies, it seems every few months it could be once a year or five or six months we'll need another shot."
Israel the first country to officially offer a third dose began its COVID booster campaign on August 1, rolling it out to all those over the age of 60. It then gradually dropped the eligibility age, expanding it last week to everyone age 12 and up who received the second shot at least five months ago.
As of Friday, over 2.5 million Israelis had received the third dose.
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The Health Ministry last week also announced that the "Green Pass" system a document that allows entry into certain gatherings and public places for those who are vaccinated or have recovered from the coronavirus will expire six months after the holder received their second or third dose, hinting that a fourth dose may be administered in six-months time.
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