Corona pandemic: Israel starts with third-party vaccinations

Israel was the first country to start the third corona vaccination. The target group are those over 60 years of age. However, experts warn that the risks have not yet been adequately researched.

1.5 million vaccinations in eight days – this is the goal set by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. All Israelis aged 60 and over can now be vaccinated a third time, provided that the second vaccination was at least five months ago.

How big the demand for the third prick will be is open. There were critical expert voices in advance. The possible risks of a third vaccination have not yet been adequately researched.

Concern for elderly Israelis

Israel is the first country in the world to rely on this vaccination booster. The goal is better protection of older, particularly vulnerable people from serious illnesses with the delta variant of the coronavirus.

The number of serious illnesses is increasing and has reached its highest level since April. The number of new infections in Israel was recently as high as in Germany at around 2400 daily. However, there are more than nine times as many people in the Federal Republic of Germany.