Former Director General of the Ministry of Health at the International Conference on Strategic Leadership: "Even after the vaccine, some of the restrictions we have adopted will remain with us"
Former Director General of the Ministry of Health, Moshe Bar-Siman Tov, commented this morning (Tuesday) on the start of vaccines in the UK and their expected arrival in Israel: "We are already beginning to see the end of the epidemic.
We hope to start vaccinating in the coming weeks in Israel.
Now we have to think about what the day after will look like.
Even after the vaccine, some of the restrictions we have taken will remain with us. "
This was stated at the International Dialogue for Strategic Leadership Conference between Israel, Australia and the United Kingdom, at the initiative of the Jewish philanthropist and businessman Albert Dadon.
According to Bar Siman Tov, the public should not be forced to get vaccinated, "but even if only 50% of the population does, there will be a dramatic change. I will get vaccinated and so will my family. This is the most important task - to get the population vaccinated and then we can return to normal."
Archive photo: Moshe Ben Simhon
As for the GSS targets, Bar set up a good sign:
Not all Israelis use smartphones that can be tracked.
There were a number of private companies using digital surveillance, but we preferred the government to do so under strict supervision. "
The former director general of the Ministry of Health was asked what he thought of the proposals to adopt models from abroad.
"Determining the policy for dealing with the epidemic stems from demographic, political and social considerations, and there is no single model that we can replicate," he replied.
"We can not say we have to adopt the Australian, Taiwanese or New Zealand model. It just will not be true. Israel is a country with the lowest median age in the world and the percentage of children in the population is high. The average number of children per family is more than three in Israel - and that changes all The picture in relation to other countries. "
