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"Israel will perform 100,000 tests to assess how many civilians have developed antibodies to Corona" | Israel today

2020-05-06T05:30:02.246Z


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Health Ministry CEO Moshe Bar said a good sign in an interview with the prestigious New York Times magazine • These are serological examinations that will test how far Israel has developed a "herd vaccine", as it prepares for the second wave of the virus. Two in winter "

  • New York Times Health Director General: "We Will Perform 100,000 Tests to Test Heron Vaccine for Corona"

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Israel will carry out about 100,000 serological tests over the next two weeks to see how the corona virus has spread to the population and how much it is exposed to the "second wave" of infection - the Ministry of Health's CEO Moshe Bar Siman revealed today in an interview with the magazine New York Times". 

As part of the interview he gave to the prestigious US magazine, Barr confirmed a good sign that the survey was expected to be conducted in clinics and that the "operation" would begin within a week to two weeks. This is one of the "greatest efforts to test antibody development and body resistance to Cubid 19," as the magazine puts it. Notably, Germany also declared antibody testing by using a representative sample of the population.

The results of the survey could be decisive and affect Israel's ability to return to normal - after two days ago it was announced the cancellation of the exit limit of up to 100 meters from home, after 40 days of significant traffic restrictions. 

"The most important task - preparing for a new wave in winter" 

Bar Seaman emphasized in an interview that, from the standpoint of Israel, the findings of the serological tests will also be critical for the "re-emergence" of the virus, namely another outbreak.

"This is the most important task - to prepare for a second wave. Especially one that will erupt in the winter," Barr told Good Times to The New York Times. "Fortunately, Cubid 19 caught us right after the big wave of winter flu, but you can't guarantee that a second wave of This corona will not be in the midst of the 'season of influences'. 

The hope is that the serological survey will actually identify the size of the unexposed population of the corona virus, compared to those already exposed to and developing antibodies in their bodies. If the results show a relatively large chunk of antibody development, it could indicate that Israel is on its way to "herd vaccination," but if only a small portion of the population is exposed to the corona virus, the health system may still "hit" in the event of a second wave outbreak, Says a good sign bar. 

Source: israelhayom

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