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Some interesting data & info from Israel this morning... some of it positive but some which runs counter to the vaccine success story here so far.
There’s been slow down in uptake of 
. As younger people become eligible they’re seemingly less interested in it.[thread]
The R number has been steadily increasing despite the lockdown. It’s currently just <1.This is attributed to the variants. PM @netanyahu said last night that 80% of cases are currently linked to 
strain. (It’s also plainly because lockdown is appallingly adhered to) /2
The lockdown is due to end on Friday morning. But it is expected to be extended in some form. @netanyahu stated last night that the way out of this is to vaccinate 90% of over 50s within the next two weeks (77% of them have already been done so it’s achievable) /3
The vaccine is working!? The number of +60s in 
has dropped as has severity of illness. But more young people are now being admitted. This is thought to be because they haven’t yet been vaccinated & they’re more susceptible to the variant. We spoke to @segal_eran
/4
Yet demographic shift hasn’t reduced pressures. The largest - Sheba Medical Centre says: “Numbers r NOT going
.We‘be gone from 115 Mon to 120 Tues. We’re accepting patients from other
. 83 in serious condition, 6 in very critical condition on ECMO machines” /5
Through this pandemic, seems to have been slightly ahead of the global curve and has therefore tended to provide a prescient view ahead for other countries.
The experiences of Israel are worth watching. /6
seems to have been slightly ahead of the global curve and has therefore tended to provide a prescient view ahead for other countries. The experiences of Israel are worth watching. /6
