The director general of the Ministry of Health has approved: A fourth vaccine for those aged 18 and over who suffer from background diseases

With this approval, Ash partially adopted the recommendation of the experts, who yesterday recommended allowing a fourth dose for people under 60. According to the Ministry of Health, the decision was made in light of data showing efficacy in a fourth vaccine dose given to people 60 and older.

Meirav Cohen

26/01/2022

Wednesday, 26 January 2022, 21:56 Updated: 22:53

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In the video: Dr. Elrai Price refers to a second vaccine for recovering people from Corona (Photo: Knesset Channel)

The Director General of the Ministry of Health, Prof. Nachman Ash, this evening (Wednesday) approved the provision of a fourth vaccine for those aged 18 and over who suffer from background diseases and risk factors for severe illness in Corona and their caregivers. With this approval, Ash decided to partially adopt the recommendation of the experts, who yesterday recommended allowing the fourth dose of the vaccine for all people under the age of 60

. The third and that there is protection from a serious illness of three to five times compared to the third dose, as well as in view of the extensive extent of the disease, which leads to multiple infections, hospitalizations and serious illness

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Happiness for people aged 18 and over who suffer from background diseases (Photo: Reuven Castro)

With this approval, Ash partially adopted the recommendation of the team of experts in the treatment of epidemics and the Advisory Committee to the Ministry of Health, which yesterday recommended allowing a fourth dose for people under 60. The recommendation applied to those who turned 18 and passed five months.

The decision came after Ash said several times that there would be no expansion.

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