Booster much more effective than first two shots; fourth shot a matter of time

Israeli health officials talk up impact of booster, advisory panel recommends third shot for teens; vaccination campaign for 5-11-year-olds will begin today

Booster shot much more effective than first two shots, officials believe (Haaretz)
Meanwhile, Israel's pandemic advisory panel recommended a Covid booster shot to be administered to teens

Fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose only a matter of time, Health Ministry DG says (Jerusalem Post)
Professor Nachman Ash speculates Israelis may have to take additional booster shots from time to time as vaccine protection wanes, says country may have to reintroduce health curbs; PM downplays rising cases, rules out new restrictions over winter

Popular rabbi rules vaccines that arrived on Shabbat can't be used (Jerusalem Post)
Hota ruled that Israelis must wait for the next shipment from Pfizer to vaccinate their children because it is forbidden for them to benefit from work done on Shabbat.

Booking opens for kids’ vaccine as Bennett warns of ‘children wave’ (Jerusalem Post)
The vaccination campaign for cohort 5-11 will begin on Tuesday. The two shots will be administered three weeks apart, experts confirmed

Photo:  A medical staffer prepares a dose of Covid vaccine (Ohad Zwigenberg)