PRELIMINARY DATA but good news for your afternoon! Pfizer vaccine’s is only SLIGHTLY less effective in preventing infection with Omicron than with Delta- 90% as opposed to 95%- while it is AS EFFECTIVE in preventing serious symptoms- around 93% – at least for those boosted!
There are indications that individuals fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, within six months or with the booster, are also protected against the Omicron variant, Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz said Tuesday, after another two cases of individuals infected with the variant
were identified, bringing the total to four. “In the coming days we will have more accurate information about the efficacy of the vaccine against Omicron but there is already room for optimism, and there are initial indications that those who are vaccinated with a vaccine STILL
valid or with a booster, will also be protected from this variant.” In addition, according to the report, the ability of the variant to infect is higher than Delta but not as much as feared- around 1.3 times higher.
At the same time, those not inoculated have a 2.4 times greater chances of developing serious symptoms- a significant figure. You can read this and more here: jpost.com/health-and-wel…
For those asking, if you read the article, this is VERY PRELIMINARY DATA out set to be confirmed by press release of @IsraelMOH in the next few days. “Head of Public Health Services Dr. Sharon Alroy-Preis said the first data about the efficacy of the corona vaccines against
Omicron were expected to be shared with Israel by South Africa on Tuesday. However, the ministry had not yet received the information as of press time.” If you need the link again: jpost.com/health-and-wel…
"The data were collected in both South Africa and European countries where verified cases of the new variant were found. It should be emphasized that these are preliminary data and at this point they become the working assumption." Will need translation: mako.co.il/news-lifestyle…
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS PRELIMINARY DATA AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. We have to wait for Israel’s MOH to confirm and see the compiled data.
From CNN this evening (you will need to use translate) reflecting some of what has been stated above. Just so you have an additional source. Again, PRELIMINARY, but in the coming days we should have some information out Israel. cnnespanol.cnn.com/2021/11/30/el-… 
PRELIMINARY DATA. UPDATE.
“In the coming days we will have more accurate information about the efficacy of the vaccine against Omicron, but there is already room for optimism, and there are initial indications that those who are vaccinated with a vaccine still valid or with a
“In the coming days we will have more accurate information about the efficacy of the vaccine against Omicron, but there is already room for optimism, and there are initial indications that those who are vaccinated with a vaccine still valid or with a
booster will also be protected from this variant,” Horowitz noted. “The information we have from South Africa is that among those hospitalized due to the new variant, there are relatively more young people and less older people, so we do not know about the risk for the elderly,”
he said. “Among those hospitalized, some are vaccinated and some aren’t, and those who are were probably vaccinated with [the] Johnson & Johnson [vaccine], whose efficacy is lower compared to Pfizer.” Article dated December 1st: jpost.com/health-and-wel…
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