Data from the Division of Epidemiology show that the vaccine receives a very high dose after 14 days. It receives a second dose. • Severe morbidity prevention rate - 99.2% • Mortality prevention rate - 98.9% • 16 and above "• Full data
"The first country in the world to demonstrate the effect of the vaccine"
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Gideon Markovich
The Corona vaccine has a very high effectiveness in preventing illness, serious illness, hospitalizations and mortality - according to data from the Epidemiology Division of the Ministry of Health published today (Saturday).
The full data
According to the data, this is the effectiveness of the vaccine in Israel after 14 days of receiving a second dose: 95.8% in preventing the total number of cases;
98% in the prevention of disease with fever and / or respiratory symptoms;
98.9% in preventing hospitalizations due to corona;
99.2% in the prevention of severe coronary heart disease and 98.9% in the prevention of coronary mortality.
The effectiveness of the vaccine expresses the risk of contracting the disease for people who have been vaccinated in two doses compared to people who have not been vaccinated at all.
The data were collected until February 13th.
The vaccination campaign continues // Photo: Moshe Ben Simhon and Newsenders
According to the Director General of the Ministry of Health, Prof. Hezi Levy, "Thanks to the strong health system of the State of Israel, which allowed us to reach a widespread vaccine in a short time, and our ability for comprehensive epidemiological surveillance, Real clinical.
"The vaccine significantly reduces morbidity and mortality and this effect can be seen in the morbidity data in the country," he noted.
"Our goal is to continue to vaccinate the entire population from the age of 16 and up, and in time also under the age of 16, to achieve widespread coverage in the population that will allow us to return to the routine of our lives we all long for."
