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Bennett has set a target of half a million vaccinated children by the end of December, but only about 16,000 have been vaccinated so far | Israel today

2021-11-25T14:23:08.350Z


Ra "transferred the ambitious goal to the HMOs against the background of the alarming decline in the percentage of immunizations among those aged 11-5 in the last day • A source in the Jerusalem Health Insurance Fund:" If it is important for the government to encourage immunization - incentives should be considered


Against the background of the slow and gradual response to the corona vaccines in children last night (Wednesday), the director of the Corona UAV in the Ministry of Health spoke with HMO managers. He conveyed a message from Prime Minister Naftali Bennett -40% of the target population if it is later decided to vaccinate recovering children.

To date, 15,750 children aged 11-5 have been vaccinated and tens of thousands more queues have been booked.

7,400 children were vaccinated at Maccabi, 6,000 at Clalit, 2,600 at Meuhedet and 750 at Leumit.

Beginning of the children's immunization campaign at the HMOs // Photo: Shmuel Buharis, Yaniv Zohar

There are queues, no incentives


A source at one of the health funds in the Jerusalem area said that "there are certain places like Mevaseret where the queues are quite full and there are places where the traffic is sparse - it is not an explosion. In the Arab sector, for example, the issue has not yet been raised.

HMOs claim that even people who want to vaccinate their children are still waiting to see from the experience of others.

In addition, the slowness in immunization seems to be due to the fact that there is currently no wave of morbidity.

Clalit notes that there is an initial response and that the trend of immunization is similar to that observed in the vaccination campaigns of 15-12 year olds and 18-16 year olds.

Dr. Assaf Tzivion and his daughter Daniel, Photo: Courtesy of the United Health Insurance Fund

Dr. Doron Dushantsiki, director of the Corona Recovery System at Leumit and member of the Corona Vaccine Advisory Committee at the Ministry of Health: "We have not yet opened the full potential of the queues, it depends on the interest. Text messages have been sent to all insureds at the appropriate age for an appointment, we have distributed information sheets to all doctors at the fund and there is an instruction for doctors to ask about the corona vaccine in any interaction with a potential patient. There is of course the convinced population that has already waited in the days leading up to the vaccination approval and they are the ones who are mostly applying and have already booked an appointment. In another context, we hear that there are cases of influenza in Israel and it is important that the public knows that it is possible to be vaccinated against influenza on the same day. "

Dr. Assaf Tzivion, an expert in pediatrics at Meuhedet and the medical director of the fund in Bnei Brak: "After reading the medical literature, the studies and the recommendations of the professional committees in Israel and around the world, I had no doubt With me.

The long-term consequences of the disease should not be underestimated, including long covid symptoms that have neurological, cardiological and respiratory manifestations and occur in significant percentages.

The vaccine is safe and effective, protects against infection, serious illness and complications, and can not only protect our children, but also stop the spread of another wave of illness. "

Heli Naveh stores her children, Photo: Oded Karni

Heli Naveh, a nurse and pregnancy and birth coordinator in the Central District of Meuhedet, vaccinated her two children this week and at their request she was the one who gave them the vaccine dose.

"As someone who vaccinated hundreds of insureds in previous vaccination campaigns, and after delving into the professional information on corona vaccines for children, I made a decision to protect my children, vaccinate them and do the best thing for them. Every year I am the one who personally vaccinates my children against the flu, so they had "Obviously this time too, Mum will be the one to give them the vaccine. We were really one of the first to get vaccinated on Monday this week and they had no side effects at all."

Immunization campaign in the ultra-Orthodox sector

After receiving FDA approval and with the launch of the child vaccination campaign in Israel announced by the Ministry of Health, the ultra-Orthodox information staff launched a new campaign under the slogan: "A healthy child is better", which recommends parents vaccinate their children aged 11-5 and consult a pediatrician .

The campaign that appeared this morning in the press, on websites and on the bulletin boards in the ultra-Orthodox concentrations around the country, is entitled "A Better Healthy Child" based on the well-known Talmudic concept "Better Berry" according to which one must choose the safe way and stay away from doubt.

The campaign that came up in the ultra-Orthodox sector, Photo: Ministry of Health

The ultra-Orthodox radio stations broadcast a program featuring Prof. Tzachi Grossman, chairman of the Israel Pediatrics Association, which allays parents' fears about the long-term effects of the vaccine: ".

The ultra-Orthodox information headquarters emphasized that the children's vaccines had received all the necessary approvals and were found to be effective and safe.  

Further reinforcement for the vaccine came from the direction of the great rabbi of the Lithuanian current, Rabbi Kanievsky, who at the end of a meeting with senior doctors said: "The children should be vaccinated."

The instruction came after a special discussion with the head of the Magen Yisrael expert team and the director of Clalit's innovation department and research institute, Prof. Ran Blitzer, the corona projector, Prof. Salman Zarka, and the rabbi's personal physician, Dr. Meshulam Hart.

Participated in the preparation of the article: Hanan Greenwood

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Source: israelhayom

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