As infections resurge in Israel, the Government reports that the effectiveness of the Pfizer vaccine has dropped to 64% from 94% before. However, the effectiveness against serious disease is holding up.
The success of Israel's Covid vaccine rollout means that the country's lockdown restrictions – vaccine passports included – will be revoked from the beginning of June. But they could return if Covid cases surge again.
Lockdown proponents often argue that case numbers always go down after a lockdown is imposed. However, there are several countries where a lockdown was imposed, but case numbers did not immediately decline.
The Israeli Health Ministry has raised concerns that there could be a link between the Pfizer Covid vaccine and heart issues, particularly among younger men.
Good to see this picture of Michael Gove ignoring the rules about indoor mask wearing. As you can see, he has set his to one side while talking to Benjamin Netanyahu. Can we all now stop this pointless virtue-signalling?
Michael Gove is visiting Israel to study possibilities for a Covid passport scheme in Britain. But new civil service job adverts suggest that the development of both digital and non-digital passes is already underway.
With almost 80% of its population having been vaccinated, Israel has scrapped the requirement for people to wear masks outdoors. The rule has been in place for the past year.
