https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/nadhim-zahawi-covid-oxford-vaccine-b1798878.html
Annual vaccines and autumn ‘booster’ could be required to combat new Covid variants

'Booster in the autumn' may be needed to tackle mutations, says Nadhim Zahawi as jab rollout passes 12 million

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/vaccines-alone-are-not-enough-to-beat-covid/
Vaccines Alone Are Not Enough to Beat COVID

It could take years to immunize everyone, so we need to work on discovering new treatments as well—and fast

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/vaccines-alone-are-not-enough-to-beat-covid/
Vaccines Alone Are Not Enough to Beat COVID

It could take years to immunize everyone, so we need to work on discovering new treatments as well—and fast

Israel is the indisputable leader so far, with 37.5% of the population having received one dose of the vaccine and 21.9% being fully vaccinated. At this rate, Israel will be the first country to achieve herd immunity. Israel will reach 75% coverage in just two months, Bloomberg explains.


Let see in 2 months time whether Israel will achieve herd immunity or not.

Israel is the indisputable leader so far, with 37.5% of the population having received one dose of the vaccine and 21.9% being fully vaccinated. At this rate, Israel will be the first country to achieve herd immunity. Israel will reach 75% coverage in just two months, Bloomberg explains.


Let see in 2 months time whether Israel will achieve herd immunity or not.

https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2021/02/09/its-going-to-take-7-years-to-get-back-to-normal-after-covid/
It’s going to take 7 years to get back to ‘normal’ after Covid

Bloomberg has built the biggest database of Covid-19 vaccines given around the world and, by their calculations, it will take seven years.

Number-crunchers at the publication say it will take that long to reach leading US doctor Anthony Fauci’s estimate for the herd immunity threshold of 75 per cent of people inoculated globally.

7 years and that is best case scenario to get to 75% global herd immunity.

https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2021/02/09/its-going-to-take-7-years-to-get-back-to-normal-after-covid/
It’s going to take 7 years to get back to ‘normal’ after Covid

Bloomberg has built the biggest database of Covid-19 vaccines given around the world and, by their calculations, it will take seven years.

Number-crunchers at the publication say it will take that long to reach leading US doctor Anthony Fauci’s estimate for the herd immunity threshold of 75 per cent of people inoculated globally.

7 years and that is best case scenario to get to 75% global herd immunity.

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/editorials/south-african-variant-covid-vaccines-astrazeneca-b1799304.html
Going back to ‘normal’ will be a process, not an event – we must learn to live with Covid

The reality is that only one communicable disease has ever been eradicated from the surface of the Earth, that being smallpox, and it took almost two centuries

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/editorials/south-african-variant-covid-vaccines-astrazeneca-b1799304.html
Going back to ‘normal’ will be a process, not an event – we must learn to live with Covid

The reality is that only one communicable disease has ever been eradicated from the surface of the Earth, that being smallpox, and it took almost two centuries

https://www.biznews.com/global-citizen/2021/02/05/covid-19-life-normal-years
Inside Covid-19: Life may only return to normal in 7 years

https://www.biznews.com/global-citizen/2021/02/05/covid-19-life-normal-years
Inside Covid-19: Life may only return to normal in 7 years

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/nadhim-zahawi-covid-oxford-vaccine-b1798878.html
Annual vaccines and autumn ‘booster’ could be required to combat new Covid variants

'Booster in the autumn' may be needed to tackle mutations, says Nadhim Zahawi as jab rollout passes 12 million

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-living-with-a-lingering-coronavirus-what-s-the-outlook-for-israel-s-economy-1.9519900
Experts Say COVID Vaccine Will Not Bring Israel Back to Normal Anytime Soon

smart investors get richer but the chicken feed goons have to labor extra hard unscrupulously to make ends meet

https://apnews.com/article/israel-discovers-limits-virus-vaccines-febc365b0f1ab0d794c49e4b7a1fe7f3
Israel, a global leader in COVID vaccinations, finds limits

When it comes to fighting the coronavirus, Israel is discovering the limits of vaccines.

In an impressive feat, more than a third of Israel’s 9.3 million people have received at least one shot in mere weeks, and over 1.9 million have gotten both doses

In Israel, for the first time, researchers are starting to see the effects of the vaccinations, giving other nations a very early glimpse of what might lie ahead for them.

Netanyahu on Thursday said that among people over 60, the first group vaccinated, serious cases of hospitalizations have dropped 26% and confirmed infections have fallen 45% over the past 16 days.

“This is a direct result of the vaccinations,” he said. “The vaccines work.”

But other key indicators, including deaths and new infections, remain high, in part because of the fast-spreading mutations, the month-long lag time before the vaccine shows its full benefits and an apparent reluctance among other parts of society to get vaccinated.

Israel has been reporting some 7,000 new infections a day, one of the highest rates in the developed world. Nearly 5,000 people have died, more than a quarter of them in January alone.

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/02/why-are-cases-rising-in-israel-the-most-vaccinated-country.html
Israel Is the World’s Most Vaccinated Country. Why Are Cases Rising?

Israel has given at least one jab to more than half its population, earning the title of most vaccinated country on Earth.

While Israel races ahead on putting shots in arms, the country is also seeing a spike in cases. On Thursday, the death toll in Israel crossed 5,000.

Experts explained that even going at full speed, vaccination couldn’t protect an entire population, which is always a linear process, while the virus itself kept growing exponentially in the population.”

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-living-with-a-lingering-coronavirus-what-s-the-outlook-for-israel-s-economy-1.9519900
Experts Say COVID Vaccine Will Not Bring Israel Back to Normal Anytime Soon

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/02/why-are-cases-rising-in-israel-the-most-vaccinated-country.html
Israel Is the World’s Most Vaccinated Country. Why Are Cases Rising?

Israel has given at least one jab to more than half its population, earning the title of most vaccinated country on Earth.

While Israel races ahead on putting shots in arms, the country is also seeing a spike in cases. On Thursday, the death toll in Israel crossed 5,000.

Experts explained that even going at full speed, vaccination couldn’t protect an entire population, which is always a linear process, while the virus itself kept growing exponentially in the population.”

https://apnews.com/article/israel-discovers-limits-virus-vaccines-febc365b0f1ab0d794c49e4b7a1fe7f3
Israel, a global leader in COVID vaccinations, finds limits

When it comes to fighting the coronavirus, Israel is discovering the limits of vaccines.

In an impressive feat, more than a third of Israel’s 9.3 million people have received at least one shot in mere weeks, and over 1.9 million have gotten both doses

In Israel, for the first time, researchers are starting to see the effects of the vaccinations, giving other nations a very early glimpse of what might lie ahead for them.

Netanyahu on Thursday said that among people over 60, the first group vaccinated, serious cases of hospitalizations have dropped 26% and confirmed infections have fallen 45% over the past 16 days.

“This is a direct result of the vaccinations,” he said. “The vaccines work.”

But other key indicators, including deaths and new infections, remain high, in part because of the fast-spreading mutations, the month-long lag time before the vaccine shows its full benefits and an apparent reluctance among other parts of society to get vaccinated.

Israel has been reporting some 7,000 new infections a day, one of the highest rates in the developed world. Nearly 5,000 people have died, more than a quarter of them in January alone.

smart investors get richer but the chicken feed goons have to labor extra hard unscrupulously to make ends meet

smart investors get richer but the chicken feed goons have to labor extra hard unscrupulously to make ends meet

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-living-with-a-lingering-coronavirus-what-s-the-outlook-for-israel-s-economy-1.9519900
Experts Say COVID Vaccine Will Not Bring Israel Back to Normal Anytime Soon

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-living-with-a-lingering-coronavirus-what-s-the-outlook-for-israel-s-economy-1.9519900
Experts Say COVID Vaccine Will Not Bring Israel Back to Normal Anytime Soon

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/02/why-are-cases-rising-in-israel-the-most-vaccinated-country.html
Israel Is the World’s Most Vaccinated Country. Why Are Cases Rising?

Israel has given at least one jab to more than half its population, earning the title of most vaccinated country on Earth.

While Israel races ahead on putting shots in arms, the country is also seeing a spike in cases. On Thursday, the death toll in Israel crossed 5,000.

Experts explained that even going at full speed, vaccination couldn’t protect an entire population, which is always a linear process, while the virus itself kept growing exponentially in the population.”

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/02/why-are-cases-rising-in-israel-the-most-vaccinated-country.html
Israel Is the World’s Most Vaccinated Country. Why Are Cases Rising?

Israel has given at least one jab to more than half its population, earning the title of most vaccinated country on Earth.

While Israel races ahead on putting shots in arms, the country is also seeing a spike in cases. On Thursday, the death toll in Israel crossed 5,000.

Experts explained that even going at full speed, vaccination couldn’t protect an entire population, which is always a linear process, while the virus itself kept growing exponentially in the population.”

https://apnews.com/article/israel-discovers-limits-virus-vaccines-febc365b0f1ab0d794c49e4b7a1fe7f3
Israel, a global leader in COVID vaccinations, finds limits

When it comes to fighting the coronavirus, Israel is discovering the limits of vaccines.

In an impressive feat, more than a third of Israel’s 9.3 million people have received at least one shot in mere weeks, and over 1.9 million have gotten both doses

In Israel, for the first time, researchers are starting to see the effects of the vaccinations, giving other nations a very early glimpse of what might lie ahead for them.

Netanyahu on Thursday said that among people over 60, the first group vaccinated, serious cases of hospitalizations have dropped 26% and confirmed infections have fallen 45% over the past 16 days.

“This is a direct result of the vaccinations,” he said. “The vaccines work.”

But other key indicators, including deaths and new infections, remain high, in part because of the fast-spreading mutations, the month-long lag time before the vaccine shows its full benefits and an apparent reluctance among other parts of society to get vaccinated.

Israel has been reporting some 7,000 new infections a day, one of the highest rates in the developed world. Nearly 5,000 people have died, more than a quarter of them in January alone.

https://apnews.com/article/israel-discovers-limits-virus-vaccines-febc365b0f1ab0d794c49e4b7a1fe7f3
Israel, a global leader in COVID vaccinations, finds limits

When it comes to fighting the coronavirus, Israel is discovering the limits of vaccines.

In an impressive feat, more than a third of Israel’s 9.3 million people have received at least one shot in mere weeks, and over 1.9 million have gotten both doses

In Israel, for the first time, researchers are starting to see the effects of the vaccinations, giving other nations a very early glimpse of what might lie ahead for them.

Netanyahu on Thursday said that among people over 60, the first group vaccinated, serious cases of hospitalizations have dropped 26% and confirmed infections have fallen 45% over the past 16 days.

“This is a direct result of the vaccinations,” he said. “The vaccines work.”

But other key indicators, including deaths and new infections, remain high, in part because of the fast-spreading mutations, the month-long lag time before the vaccine shows its full benefits and an apparent reluctance among other parts of society to get vaccinated.

Israel has been reporting some 7,000 new infections a day, one of the highest rates in the developed world. Nearly 5,000 people have died, more than a quarter of them in January alone.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-reinfections-may-be-more-common-realized-why-isn-t-n1256898
Covid reinfections may be more common than realized.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-reinfections-may-be-more-common-realized-why-isn-t-n1256898
Covid reinfections may be more common than realized.

https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-vaccinations-versus-rising-covid-infections-1001359867
Vaccinations versus rising Covid infections

Public health experts see the infection rate rising despite the vaccinations and expect a difficult month ahead.

https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-vaccinations-versus-rising-covid-infections-1001359867
Vaccinations versus rising Covid infections

Public health experts see the infection rate rising despite the vaccinations and expect a difficult month ahead.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/vaccines-alone-are-not-enough-to-beat-covid/
Vaccines Alone Are Not Enough to Beat COVID

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/vaccines-alone-are-not-enough-to-beat-covid/
Vaccines Alone Are Not Enough to Beat COVID

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/02/why-are-cases-rising-in-israel-the-most-vaccinated-country.html
Israel Is the World’s Most Vaccinated Country. Why Are Cases Rising?

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/02/why-are-cases-rising-in-israel-the-most-vaccinated-country.html
Israel Is the World’s Most Vaccinated Country. Why Are Cases Rising?

https://www.timesofisrael.com/we-will-have-to-live-with-covid-19-for-a-long-time-says-israeli-expert/
We will have to live with COVID-19 for a long time, says Israeli expert

Israel — and the world — will have to learn to live under the shadow of COVID-19 for a long time due to the current inability to vaccinate children and the ever-mutating coronavirus, an Israeli expert said in comments reported Monday.

Before the more infectious UK and South African strains emerged, medical officials had estimated that around 60-70 percent of the population must become immune — either by recovering from the disease or by getting vaccinated — to achieve herd immunity, when the level of immunity will cause the outbreak to abate and eventually end.

That had already meant that since children under the age of 16 — about 30% of the country’s population — were excluded from vaccine trials and cannot be given the shot until additional, lengthy research is done, almost all adults would have to be inoculated to reach herd immunity levels, explained Prof. Eran Segal of the Weizmann Institute of Science, according to Channel 13 news.

But now, with each virus patient infecting more people as the mutated variants take over, a higher percentage of the population — 80-90% — must become immune to achieve herd immunity, meaning it can’t be reached without vaccinating kids and teenagers, said Prof. Gili Regev-Yochay, the director of Sheba Medical Center’s Infectious Disease Epidemiology Unit.

“We won’t be able to achieve herd immunity until kids are vaccinated,” she said according to Channel 13. “Right now, unfortunately, I see the issue of herd immunity getting farther and farther away, and the meaning is that we will have to live with the coronavirus for some time.”

https://www.timesofisrael.com/we-will-have-to-live-with-covid-19-for-a-long-time-says-israeli-expert/
We will have to live with COVID-19 for a long time, says Israeli expert

Israel — and the world — will have to learn to live under the shadow of COVID-19 for a long time due to the current inability to vaccinate children and the ever-mutating coronavirus, an Israeli expert said in comments reported Monday.

Before the more infectious UK and South African strains emerged, medical officials had estimated that around 60-70 percent of the population must become immune — either by recovering from the disease or by getting vaccinated — to achieve herd immunity, when the level of immunity will cause the outbreak to abate and eventually end.

That had already meant that since children under the age of 16 — about 30% of the country’s population — were excluded from vaccine trials and cannot be given the shot until additional, lengthy research is done, almost all adults would have to be inoculated to reach herd immunity levels, explained Prof. Eran Segal of the Weizmann Institute of Science, according to Channel 13 news.

But now, with each virus patient infecting more people as the mutated variants take over, a higher percentage of the population — 80-90% — must become immune to achieve herd immunity, meaning it can’t be reached without vaccinating kids and teenagers, said Prof. Gili Regev-Yochay, the director of Sheba Medical Center’s Infectious Disease Epidemiology Unit.

“We won’t be able to achieve herd immunity until kids are vaccinated,” she said according to Channel 13. “Right now, unfortunately, I see the issue of herd immunity getting farther and farther away, and the meaning is that we will have to live with the coronavirus for some time.”

https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/slide/covid-19-now-leading-cause-of-death-in-the-united-states/
COVID-19 Now Leading Cause of Death in the United States

https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/slide/covid-19-now-leading-cause-of-death-in-the-united-states/
COVID-19 Now Leading Cause of Death in the United States

https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-netanyahu-well-need-covid-vaccinations-every-year-1001358773
Netanyahu: We'll need Covid vaccinations every year

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Covid will likely be a feature of life for many years to come and that mankind will need to learn to live with it, and fight it.

"all the indications are that we will need to be vaccinated against Covid once every year, as happens with flu", and Israel is already drawing up long-term procurement agreements, with the pharmaceutical companies that manufacture the vaccines.

https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-netanyahu-well-need-covid-vaccinations-every-year-1001358773
Netanyahu: We'll need Covid vaccinations every year

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Covid will likely be a feature of life for many years to come and that mankind will need to learn to live with it, and fight it.

"all the indications are that we will need to be vaccinated against Covid once every year, as happens with flu", and Israel is already drawing up long-term procurement agreements, with the pharmaceutical companies that manufacture the vaccines.

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202102/1214761.shtml
Deaths after Pfizer vaccination at Spanish nursing home aggravate concerns

Concerns over the mRNA vaccine intensified following a Russia Today report on Monday that all 78 residents at a nursing home in Madrid, Spain had tested positive for COVID-19 after being given their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on January 13, and at least seven people have died.

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202102/1214761.shtml
Deaths after Pfizer vaccination at Spanish nursing home aggravate concerns

Concerns over the mRNA vaccine intensified following a Russia Today report on Monday that all 78 residents at a nursing home in Madrid, Spain had tested positive for COVID-19 after being given their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on January 13, and at least seven people have died.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/we-will-have-to-live-with-covid-19-for-a-long-time-says-israeli-expert/
We will have to live with COVID-19 for a long time, says Israeli expert

Israel — and the world — will have to learn to live under the shadow of COVID-19 for a long time due to the current inability to vaccinate children and the ever-mutating coronavirus, an Israeli expert said in comments reported Monday.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/we-will-have-to-live-with-covid-19-for-a-long-time-says-israeli-expert/
We will have to live with COVID-19 for a long time, says Israeli expert

Israel — and the world — will have to learn to live under the shadow of COVID-19 for a long time due to the current inability to vaccinate children and the ever-mutating coronavirus, an Israeli expert said in comments reported Monday.

https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-israel-will-not-achieve-herd-immunity-against-covid-19-1001359362
Israel will not achieve herd immunity against Covid-19

Despite the stunning success of Israel's Covid-19 vaccine rollout, it is rapidly becoming clear that the country cannot reach herd immunity.

https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-israel-will-not-achieve-herd-immunity-against-covid-19-1001359362
Israel will not achieve herd immunity against Covid-19

Despite the stunning success of Israel's Covid-19 vaccine rollout, it is rapidly becoming clear that the country cannot reach herd immunity.

Leave the germs to the goons...lol

https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/6/164735/-Israel-struggling-with-high-coronavirus-infection-rates
Israel struggling with high coronavirus infection rates

Despite having the world’s most successful vaccine program, Israel continues to battle one of the highest coronavirus infection rates, Sky News reports.

The Israeli cabinet voted late last night to extend its nationwide lockdown for another five days. The travel ban in and out of the country will remain in place until at least February 7.

https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/6/164735/-Israel-struggling-with-high-coronavirus-infection-rates
Israel struggling with high coronavirus infection rates

Despite having the world’s most successful vaccine program, Israel continues to battle one of the highest coronavirus infection rates, Sky News reports.

The Israeli cabinet voted late last night to extend its nationwide lockdown for another five days. The travel ban in and out of the country will remain in place until at least February 7.