Pfizer/Biontech’s vaccine has nearly 96 percent efficacy after two doses of vaccination, according to new data from Israel. According to the Israeli Ministry of Health last night, two weeks after the second dose of vaccine, 95.8 percent fewer infections were found in vaccinated people than in unvaccinated people. One week after the second dose, the effectiveness was 91.9 percent, according to the report.
4.25 million received first dose
According to the study, the vaccine also provides 99.2 percent protection against severe disease and 98.9 percent protection against fatality two weeks after the second dose. The Israeli vaccination campaign is considered the most successful in the world. In Israel, which has a population of about nine million, 4.25 million people have already received at least one CoV vaccine dose, according to new data from the Ministry of Health.
2.88 million people have already received both doses of vaccine needed for full immunization. Meanwhile, all people 16 and older can make an appointment for vaccination.
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