Israel suspends the 4th dose: "The immunity acquired with this vaccination sufficient against Omicron?"
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In recent weeks in Israel, the number of cases has picked up again amid the spread of the Delta variant of the virus.
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By: Florent Guignard Follow
The surprise came from Israel, at the forefront of anti-Covid-19 vaccination since the start of the pandemic.
The Hebrew state has decided to suspend the 4th dose campaign for caregivers and the elderly.
We are wondering today, not only in Israel: what if the Omicron variant was not so dangerous and if we were betting on collective immunity?
The explanations of Yves Coppieters, epidemiologist at the Free University of Brussels (ULB).
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