"Considering isolation back from abroad also for the vaccinated" | Israel Today

The National Information and Knowledge Center recommends isolating those entering the country to prevent the spread of corona mutations • "There is a likelihood of a resistant mutation forming in Israel"

The Corona National Information and Knowledge Center recommends considering isolating people who have been vaccinated or recovered from the disease who have returned from abroad, because if they are infected with the virus' mutations, they may spread it among the population.

People aged 50 and over began getting vaccinated against Corona, about two weeks ago // Photo: Moshe Ben Simhon, Yoni Rickner, Shmuel Buharis

According to a report published tonight (Saturday) by the center, they ask recovering and vaccinated people to exercise caution and maintain social distance, masks and avoidance of crowds. The center also recommended avoiding unnecessary travel, emphasizing places where mutations are particularly common.

In addition, the Information and Knowledge Center warns that until the vaccination of the adult population in Israel is completed, there is an increased likelihood of the formation of a resistant mutation in Israel.

"Until the completion of the adult population vaccine, the mass vaccination campaign that takes place in parallel with an active outbreak in the country could lead to 'evolutionary pressure' on the virus - a condition that could cause mutations that give the virus a certain advantage over the vaccine to spread."

The center recommends speeding up the vaccination campaign and avoiding the uncontrolled opening of the current closure, due to the acceleration of infection with the British mutation in the corona virus.

In addition, the center recommends a major effort "to reduce morbidity and early detection of new local variants - and to avoid introducing foreign variants (especially through Ben Gurion Airport) that could impair the effectiveness of the vaccine and prolong the outbreak of corona outbreaks in Israel."

Meanwhile, the director general of the Ministry of Health, Professor Hezi Levy, referred to "Israel Today" about the morbidity in the British mutation, about which it was reported that it causes a 30% increase in mortality: "We know that the mutation is very contagious.

I guess it's one of the causes of the serious illness in this wave, but I can still not say for sure that it is more severe and fatal.

"Even the epidemiologists in the world still do not know for sure that the mutant virus is more severe and deadly, but we see that some of the pregnant women in the country have contracted the mutant strain."

Following the fact that only 30% of returnees from abroad comply with the isolation obligation, Levy said: "We are discussing additional restrictions and reducing the number of emigrants to return to Israel to reduce the risk of bringing the mutation to Israel.

We have identified four countries from which there is a duty of isolation in a motel.

There is a problem in enforcing isolation from other countries.

The Ministry of Health cannot chase the returnees and make sure they are at home, so we recommend restricting flights. "

The director general of the Ministry of Health commented on the expansion of the vaccination campaign for teenagers, and said that this decision was made to make it easier for students towards the traits and matriculation they will have to perform in schools. "At the age of 10-12 there is a lot of morbidity For adulthood, the Priority Committee approved to advance and vaccinate them.

We did not want to wait until they were vaccinated again in the schools, so we decided to vaccinate through the HMOs.

At the same time, a 40- and 60-plus-year-old vaccine has been completed. "

"Until we can vaccinate the rest of the population, it will take at least another week, depending on the findings and shipments and provided there are enough vaccines," Levy added.