Against the background of the jump in morbidity: The corona projector, Prof. Salman Zarka, is holding a press briefing today (Wednesday). An update from the Ministry of Health published yesterday revealed that 11,949 verified patients have been diagnosed with the virus. This is out of 46,750 tests conducted yesterday with a positive percentage of 30.57.
In his opening remarks, Zarqa referred to the increase in morbidity and the new corona strain: "We are in a sixth wave in the face of the increase in morbidity we are seeing.
Zarqa commented, among other things, on the increase in the number of hospitalized: "Most of the harm to the population at risk over the age of 60 with more diseases, and at any age with background diseases these populations are at higher risk for serious illness and hospitalization. This is a significant increase of 300%. "
A young woman with a mask in Jerusalem // Photo: Oren Ben Hakon,
"There is no Omicron - adapted vaccine anywhere in the world"
The projector added: "This week passed regulations that allow an antigen test at home in front of a camera, and it will be considered an institutional test. So we will not have to do a home test and not come to the station for further testing."
Zarqa was asked whether it was not worth waiting for a customized Omicron vaccine: "There is currently no Omicron-adapted vaccine anywhere in the world. Companies declare that they are developing a custom dose. According to the FDA, only at the end of July will FDA guidelines for a custom dose be published. .
"We have launched a public information campaign, but we are concerned about the increase in the number of patients. We will examine in the coming days whether the information achieves results, and if there is no choice, we will make the recommendation mandatory. The mask is very effective."
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