The director general of the Ministry of Health, Professor Nachman Ash, in his remarks to "Israel Today", estimates that there will be no closures throughout the year. Prof. Ash commented on the opening of the school year and said: "I estimate that Israeli students will study many more days this year.
There will be isolations and we are looking at how to reduce this.
When we count the school days at the end of the year for each student, we will reach more school days than last year. "
Professor Ash added: "I see no reason why the school year should not open. In the red cities most of the studies will open. Except for eighth graders and above if there are less than 70 percent vaccinated. I estimate that eventually the studies in the red cities will also be significant. Certainly by eighth grade. "'.
As for the morbidity trend, Prof. Ash said: "I do not think the start of the year will lead to a new outbreak of morbidity. We have the quick tests before the start of the year and also defenses in the red cities. We have taken a significant step of transferring responsibility to school principals. .
But parents also have a significant role to play in opening the year without isolation: "The responsibility begins with the parents having to do a quick check before the start of the school year. I turn to the parents and say: do the test and do it properly, "And do a PCR test. Also throughout the year, there is a responsibility that if the child has symptoms, go get tested and not send to school."
Ahead of the holiday dinners, he said: "I know people want to be together on the eve of the holiday, but as much as possible things should be done outside and not get to large gatherings. It is negative and it gives good protection to the older population. "
Meanwhile, according to experts at the Hebrew University, who are advising the government, the school year is expected to go awry due to an increase in infection, but at the current rate of illness it is unlikely that the outbreak of the virus will resume.
Experts say the booster operation has led to a halt to the rise in serious illness, and estimate that in the coming days there will be a decline in the number of verified.
They also estimated that the continuation of the restrictions, along with the vaccination campaign, would lead to a reduction in the infection coefficient to 0.85 in the week of Rosh Hashanah.
Serological examination, Gideon Markovich
The analysis of the data shows that there is a slowdown in the rate of increase of new patients over the age of 59 and there is also a decrease in the rate of infection.
Due to the decrease in new morbidity it is not expected that there will be a further and significant increase in the number of seriously ill patients hospitalized.
"The current wave of illness has been halted thanks to the combination of the booster operation and the application of soft restrictions," the researchers note, including Prof. Yinon Ashkenazi, Prof. Doron Gazit, Prof. Ronit Calderon Margalit and more.
The third-dose vaccine results in a five-fold higher risk of serious morbidity in the unvaccinated than in the vaccinated. It is estimated that the majority of patients in a severe condition aged 60 and over will be without a vaccine or booster dose, and this group will be the vast majority of severely hospitalized patients.
