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Israel Gov't: We'll Need Booster Shots 'Every Few Months'

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Posted by Ed 3 yrs ago
Israel declared victory against COVID-19 two months ago, when the final restrictions were abolished, but Zarka said that it is clear now that “we only won the battle and the war is still here.” Preparations are needed for a possible fifth wave, he said.
 

 
This reality of living alongside the virus is likely to mean a long period of booster shots, masks, and efforts to avoid crowding, said Zarka.
 
 
“COVID-19 is here and will stay here, and we may have to take a mask for many months and maybe years,” he said. Later in the interview, he stressed: “The world was changed by this virus.”

 
Israel is currently offering boosters to everyone aged 40-plus, as well as younger people in some professions and health conditions. Two-thirds of 90-plus Israelis have received boosters, as have 71 percent of people in their 80s, and 76% of people in their 70s.

 
Zarka said that boosters will now be part of life.

 
“It seems that if we learn the lessons from the fourth wave, we must consider the [possibility of subsequent] waves with the new variants, such as the new one from South America,” he said. “And thinking about this and the waning of the vaccines and the antibodies, it seems every few months we’ll need another shot.”
 

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