(ANSA) - TEL AVIV, AUG 29 - Israel is preparing to expand vaccination with the third dose to the population under 30 years of age. The media reported this, citing sources from the health ministry. To date, the Israelis who have had the third dose since the beginning of August are almost 2 million (1,962,000) with a strong progression. New infections registered yesterday were 7,071 with a morbidity rate of 7.09%, the highest since last February. There are 726 seriously ill patients, the most since April.
The media - citing diplomatic sources - also reported that the EU, in the face of the new situation in the Jewish state - could tomorrow remove Israel from the list of "epidemiologically safe" countries, reintroducing travel restrictions for Israelis. (HANDLE).