In Israel in the Middle East, where the number of infected people is decreasing as the vaccination of the new coronavirus progresses, no one was reported dead on the 22nd, and it became zero for the first time in about 10 months since June last year. It was.
In Israel, 5 million people, 54% of the population, have been vaccinated twice with the new coronavirus vaccine, and the number of new infections per day, which exceeded 10,000 in January, is Currently, the number is around 100.
According to data released by the Israeli government, as of 8:00 pm on the 23rd, no one died on the 22nd, and the number of deaths per day for the first time in about 10 months since June last year. Became zero.
In Israel, about 6,300 people have been infected with the new coronavirus and died so far, with 77 deaths a day at the highest in January.
Regarding the effectiveness of the vaccine, the Israeli Ministry of Health said in February that the number of people who died from infection was 98.9% lower than those who did not receive it two weeks after the second vaccination. The analysis is revealed.
The Israeli government announced on the 20th of this month that it has agreed with US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to receive the vaccine for 2022 next year ahead of the governments of each country, and is also embarking on securing more vaccines.