Currently, some positive signs coming out of Israel.
Although, If one compared to other countries, which are also in lockdown, cases are dropping at same rate, therefore a bit early to separate lockdown vs vaccination effect
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Although, If one compared to other countries, which are also in lockdown, cases are dropping at same rate, therefore a bit early to separate lockdown vs vaccination effect
1/6
No decline in seven-day rolling average of new deaths (per 100k) yet
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But, If one zooms in on the 60+ vaccinated population & compare to the subsection that was vaccinated just before Christmas (4wks ago) a significant vaccine effect in relation to hospitalization is observed (see caveats tweet)
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dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9…
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dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9…
https://twitter.com/segal_eran/status/1352696337477890049?s=20
Israel sees 60% drop in hospitalizations for age 60+ 3 weeks after 1st shot
Full effects of Pfizer’s shots only kick in around a month after inoculation, but data from Israel shows there is a stark drop in infections even before that point
4/6
timesofisrael.com/israel-sees-60…
Full effects of Pfizer’s shots only kick in around a month after inoculation, but data from Israel shows there is a stark drop in infections even before that point
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timesofisrael.com/israel-sees-60…
Here are other data pointing in the same direction regarding critically ill 60+ year olds, which are down ~9%, vs. a rise of 28% in 40-50 age group
The fraction of critically ill 60+ out of all cases continues to decline, now at 1.3%
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The fraction of critically ill 60+ out of all cases continues to decline, now at 1.3%
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https://twitter.com/segal_eran/status/1353371400892002304?s=20
Percentage vaccinated, Israel now ~40% vaccinated in total
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