Israel mulls offering 4th COVID vaccine dose to all adults
>> Reuters
Published: 25 Jan 2022 02:07 PM BdST Updated: 25 Jan 2022 02:07 PM BdST
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A nurse prepares a fourth dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine as part of a trial in Israel, at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel Dec 27, 2021. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File
An Israeli government advisory panel has recommended offering a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose to all adults, on condition that at least five months have passed since they received the third or recovered from the illness, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
Implementation of the measure, which would significantly expand eligibility now limited to the over-60s and other high-risk groups, is subject to approval by the ministry's director-general.
It was not immediately clear when that might happen.
The ministry's statement said the recommendation was made given findings that those who received a fourth shot were three-to-five times as protected against serious illness and twice as protected against infection, compared to the thrice-vaccinated.
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