Israel may have reached a ‘sort of herd immunity’, expert says

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Published: 13 April 2021

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Eran Segal says virus cases down 97% since January due to vaccination drive; Israeli study finds South African variant can ‘break through’ Pfizer vaccine

Israel may have reached a ‘sort of herd immunity’ from COVID, expert says (Times of Israel)
Eran Segal says virus cases down 97% since January as result of successful vaccination drive, additional restrictions can safely be lifted

South African variant can ‘break through’ Pfizer vaccine, Israeli study says (Reuters/SMH)

The coronavirus variant discovered in South Africa can “break through” Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine to some extent, a real-world data study in Israel found, though its prevalence in the country is low and the research has not been peer reviewed

Paws and pandemic: The coronavirus impact on Israel’s animal abuse crisis (Jerusalem Post)
‘Sadly, we see cases of animal abuse all year long’