“Vaccines don’t work, just look at Israel!”
We’ve been seeing this a lot, so let’s talk about it.
Israel was leading vaccination in spring of 2021, but in September they had very high infection rates. What’s the deal with that? Well, a few things:
- Vaccination rates plateaued in Israel
- Public health measures and gathering limits were lifted
- Israel had a very short timeline between doses
Keep reading to learn more about why “what about Israel?” isn’t a strike against vaccination.
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“Vaccines don’t work, just look at Israel!”
We’ve been seeing this a lot, so let’s talk about it.
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Sources
- Estimated cumulative excess deaths per 100,000 people during COVID-19, Jan 27
- Israel was down to a handful of daily COVID cases. Now it’s around 11,000. What happened?
- Israel’s struggles to contain COVID-19 may be a warning for other nations
- Israel says US booster plan supports its own aggressive push
- Correlation of SARS-CoV-2 Breakthrough Infections to Time-from-vaccine; Preliminary Study
- Protection of BNT162b2 Vaccine Booster against Covid-19 in Israel
- Two doses prevent about 95 per cent of COVID-19 hospitalizations: B.C. COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness results
