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Health Ministry: 4th dose triples protection from serious illness for over-60s - The Times of Israel

Health Ministry: 4th dose triples protection from serious illness for over-60s - The Times of Israel

Health Ministry: 4th dose triples protection from serious illness for over-60s - The Times of Israel
Jan 23, 2022 53 secs

The Health Ministry said on Sunday that the fourth vaccine dose for those aged 60 and up offers a threefold protection against serious illness and twofold protection against infection in the current wave driven by the Omicron variant.

The ministry said the figures are the result of initial analysis by experts from various leading academic and health institutions, and compares the fourth vaccine with those who received three doses at least four months ago.

The figures are based on 400,000 Israelis who received the fourth vaccine and 600,000 who received three doses, with the ministry stressing that the methodology is similar to previous papers the experts have published in the peer-reviewed New England Journal of Medicine.

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