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Covid-19 vaccines are progressing rapidly in Israel, which is gaining traction in both Europe and the United States, and the process is advancing rapidly.
Already, as of December 20, about 1 million citizens have been vaccinated, that is, around 10% of its approximately 9.2 million inhabitants, the government announced yesterday.
In fact, according to local media, 41% of people over 60 are among those who have been vaccinated.
Also read: How Israel managed to lead the vaccination race
Who had priority?
The priority population groups vaccinated include healthcare workers, medical students, elderly care workers, and government officials.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin were among the first to be vaccinated with the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine.
“Once we reach a critical volume, when several million people are vaccinated, we can reopen businesses, shops, restaurants, everything. “You will be able to travel abroad, do business and travel to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain,” said Netanyahu, who was present at the Israeli millionaire’s vaccination in Umm al-Fahm, a predominantly Arab city.
Election gift?
Of course, many believe that the speed race that the Israeli authorities have carried out with the fastest vaccination rate in the world, may help Netanyahu in the next election.
In addition to the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine, Israel has also signed a vaccine purchase agreement with the American pharmaceutical company Moderna.
The Jerusalem-based Hadassah Medical Center has reportedly ordered 1.5 million doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine and is awaiting permission from the Health Ministry for its use.
Israel άζει puts his glasses on the rest of the planet
Indeed, at a time when complaints about postponement of health vaccines follow one after another and there is a wave and intense concern about the vaccination plan across Europe, a Bloomberg article goes as far as to show how difficult it is to stuff.
In a post on the number of people who have been vaccinated, as a percentage of its total population, the aforementioned highlights. In other words, Israel has managed to vaccinate more than 10% of its population.
Bahrain follows, which has vaccinated 4% of its population, while more than 1% of the population has been vaccinated by Great Britain with 1.42% and the United States with 1.06%.
Beyond that, the results are heartbreaking. Russia 0.3%, Germany 0.2%, Canada 0.26%, while Italy 0.06%.
Also read: “Brake” in the dream – Vaccination companies in Europe “in the air”
What about Greece?
As regards Greece, the situation is no better. Our country is in the last places both in Europe and in the world, in terms of the number of people who have been vaccinated, as a percentage, of its total population.
More specifically in Greece, the percentage of vaccinated over the total population is 0.02% and in combination with Mexico (0.02% of the population) and Romania (0.01% of the population), they are all three worst countries in the world, according to the list.
According to the Bloomberg list, in Greece, as of December 30, only 1,763 people had been vaccinated, while the only countries in Europe where fewer people have been vaccinated are Luxembourg (1,200 people) with a population of 600,000 and Estonia (884 people ), of 1.3 million inhabitants.
See the list in detail
“Slow down” the dream of vaccination
All this at a time when both in Britain and in Europe, many countries have postponed the second dose of the vaccine, realizing that the doses are not enough to continue with the schedule they had announced. The first European country to take this path was Germany, while in the Netherlands there are “voices”, since it is not clear if the vaccinations scheduled for January 8 will be carried out.
The decision is related, among other things, to the announcement by BioNTech, a company that works with Pfizer, of the only vaccine that has been approved worldwide so far, that there may be gaps in deliveries until they begin to distribute other vaccines.
Two different vaccines will be administered in the UK.
Britain will allow some people to be vaccinated, but in rare cases, with doses of different coronavirus vaccines, despite the lack of immunization evidence offered by such a combination.
Contrary to the global strategy, the London government has announced that citizens will be able to receive a combination of doses of different vaccines, for example if one of the vaccines runs out, according to the guidelines published on New Year’s Eve.
“If the same vaccine is not available or if it is unknown which product was administered first, it makes sense to administer a dose of the locally available product to complete the vaccination,” the instructions state.
Mary Ramsay, head of vaccines at the Health Ministry’s executive body, Public Health England, said this would only happen in very rare cases and that the government did not recommend the combination of vaccines, which should be administered in two doses and several weeks apart. difference between them.
“Every effort should be made to administer the same vaccine, but when this is not possible, it is preferable to administer a second dose of another vaccine than none,” he said.
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