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A third dose of
Pfizer's
Covid-19 vaccine
has significantly improved protection against infections and serious illnesses among people aged 60 and over in Israel compared to those who received two injections, the
Israeli
Ministry of Health
has reported.
.
The data was presented at a meeting of the ministry's vaccination experts on Thursday and uploaded to its website this Sunday, although full details of the study were not released.
The results are in line with statistics presented by
Israel's
Maccabi
healthcare provider
, one of several organizations administering booster injections to try to curb the Delta variant of the coronavirus.
According to statistics from
the Gertner Institute
and the
Israel
KI Institute
, for people aged 60 and over, the protection against infection provided 10 days after a third dose was four times greater than after two doses.
A third puncture for people over 60 offered
five to six times more protection
against severe Covid after 10 days
That age group is particularly vulnerable to Covid-19 and in Israel it was the first to be inoculated when the vaccine campaign began in late December.
Israel began giving third doses to people over the age of 60 on July 30.
On Thursday it lowered the age for a booster to 40 and included pregnant women, teachers and health workers under that age
.
The third doses are given only to those who received their second injection at least five months ago.
The United States
has announced plans to offer booster injections to all Americans, citing data showing diminishing protection.
Canada, France and Germany
have also announced booster campaigns.
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