Israelis are frustrated by the fact that their nation has one of the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates (over 60 percent are fully vaccinated, and 25 percent have already had a booster), and yet is also leading the world in daily rate of new infections.
Israel has been logging over 10,000 new infections daily this week, with a positive test rate of around 7%. Many countries no longer consider Israel to be “green” on the COVID scale. By comparison, the United States has been registering about half the number of new daily infections per capita (around 900 per million citizens for Israel, just 450 per million for the US).
A new study suggests that Israel’s high vaccination rate could be at least partially to blame for the current spike in coronavirus infections.
The study was carried out last month by Israel’s Maccabi Healthcare Services (one of the local HMOs), and the results were featured in the leading scientific journals Science and Nature. (See: Why is Israel Still Giving COVID Boosters if the WHO Said to Stop?) But it only garnered serious attention here at home this week, when veteran Israeli journalist and Channel 13 News anchor Oshrat Kotler expressed her disapproval over the findings not being widely reported in Israel.
“How sad that I had to read about this important Israeli research on an American news site,” Kotler wrote on Facebook. The journalist added that she had contacted Maccabi and confirmed the veracity of the headline she had read, which asserted, based on the Maccabi study, that “vaccinated individuals are 13 times more likely to be infected by the Delta variant than those with natural antibodies.”
Indeed, the majority of the nearly 700 Israelis currently hospitalized due to COVID-19 are fully vaccinated against that virus, and vaccinated individuals make up a large percentage, if not a majority of those testing positive every day.
Israel currently has one of the highest rolling averages of new daily infections in the world. Photo: David Cohen/Flash90
In other words, the “vaccine” is not preventing either infection or transmission, though in Israel it did lower those numbers.
Individuals who are unvaccinated and who have never been infected with COVID are at least twice as likely to be infected as those who are vaccinated. Those who have recovered from COVID are far less likely to be infected than even those who are vaccinated. It must also be noted that the authors of the Science and Nature articles and most of the experts they cited did encourage inoculation given that the shots produced by Pfizer, Moderna and others are highly effective in preventing serious illness. Just not as effective as naturally-produced antibodies that come from being infected. This is especially true as the virus mutates.
An Israeli scientist who spoke with Nature stated that while the evidence wasn’t yet there to mandate a booster shot, there was no real risk in taking the vaccine. If the vaccinated are anyway being infected as the virus mutates, they’ll end up with naturally-produced antibodies, too.
Still, the present debate raises the question of whether or not Israel and other nations are being too aggressive in trying to control a virus that nearly all experts agree isn’t going away no matter how many booster shots we receive. If our own bodies’ immune systems are more effective in protecting us against COVID-19, why not let them do their job?
Again, even those leaning toward that line of thinking aren’t saying the vaccine shouldn’t be used. There are sectors of society that are at greater risk of serious illness and complications, and they should be inoculated. At the same time, many are arguing, and Kotler now seems to be among them, that the majority of the population should get on with life, let the virus run its course, and before long a natural “herd immunity” will develop.
“The only conclusion that can be drawn from this study is that we [Israel] need to reevaluate our course of action,” wrote Kotler. “My own conclusion is that if we don’t belong to one of the at-risk sectors of the population, then we should be very careful about this problematic vaccine.”
Kotler stressed firmly that she is not an anti-vaxxer, but insisted that when it comes to the COVID vaccine, the public “has been deceived.”
Of course, the policy she’s now championing is one no politician can adopt so long as Kotler’s colleagues in the mainstream media are hyping COVID-19 as the greatest threat to mankind.
LKS.Who never stop the Sabah election and let Covid-19 spread till now?Who made the Chinese suffer out of wanted to win Sabah back? But at the end there lose Sabah at a bigger margin. LKS like to twist the facts like PH not at fault. 2 mistakes; I)First round never lockdown KL and let it spread(First round of Covid) II)PH approve Sabah election(loss a bigger margin)(Contribute 2-4 round of Covid).
Sweden, of course, was maligned in 2020 for foregoing a strict lockdown. The Guardian called its approach “a catastrophe” in the making, while CBS News said Sweden had become “an example of how not to handle COVID-19.”
Despite these criticisms, Sweden’s laissez-faire approach to the pandemic continues today. In contrast to its European neighbors, Sweden is welcoming tourists. Businesses and schools are open with almost no restrictions. And as far as masks are concerned, not only is there no mandate in place, Swedish health officials are not even recommending them.
What are the results of Sweden’s much-derided laissez-faire policy? Data show the 7-day rolling average for COVID deaths yesterday was zero (see below). As in nada. And it’s been at zero for about a week now.
JAKARTA, Sept 6 : Indonesia, South-East Asia’s largest economy, has added 4,413 new coronavirus cases in the 24 hours through midday Monday, the least since May 18.
The government has been easing restrictions across many cities as the local outbreak starts to subside from its peak, even as the number of daily deaths remain among the world’s highest.
The country reported 612 fatalities from the virus on Monday.
The government will allow dine-in time at restaurants to 60 minutes from currently 30 minutes and will open more tourism spots in the Java island.
Meanwhile, the most severe 'Level 4' category is still in place for tourist island Bali for at least another week.
Thailand is also set to reopen more of its popular tourist destinations starting next month, betting that a higher local inoculation rate can help draw more foreign visitors and revive an economy battered by the pandemic.
The reopening of capital city Bangkok and Chiang Mai as well as beach resorts Pattaya, Cha-Am and Hua Hin from Oct 1 will be modeled after an initiative to bring back vaccinated tourists to Phuket, tourism ministry officials said.
Myanmar may relax also mobility curbs in some townships as new Covid-19 cases decline and vaccination picks up, Khin Khin Gyi of the Ministry of Health told state broadcaster MRTV. Myanmar reported 2,829 new cases on Sunday, the lowest daily tally in about two weeks.
On the other hand, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said most of the country can exit lockdown amid sustained progress in fighting an outbreak of Covid-19’s delta variant. Singapore cut the time window for pre-departure tests for travelers from most countries.
But Singapore will increase the frequency of mandatory testing for higher-risk environments, such as personal care services and gyms, and will extend this requirement to more settings with frequent community interactions, such as mall workers and supermarket staff.
The government also said it will no longer allow social gatherings and interactions at workplaces from Sept 8.
JAKARTA, Sept 6 : Indonesia, South-East Asia’s largest economy, has added 4,413 new coronavirus cases in the 24 hours through midday Monday, the least since May 18.
The government has been easing restrictions across many cities as the local outbreak starts to subside from its peak, even as the number of daily deaths remain among the world’s highest.
The country reported 612 fatalities from the virus on Monday.
The government will allow dine-in time at restaurants to 60 minutes from currently 30 minutes and will open more tourism spots in the Java island.
Meanwhile, the most severe 'Level 4' category is still in place for tourist island Bali for at least another week.
Thailand is also set to reopen more of its popular tourist destinations starting next month, betting that a higher local inoculation rate can help draw more foreign visitors and revive an economy battered by the pandemic.
The reopening of capital city Bangkok and Chiang Mai as well as beach resorts Pattaya, Cha-Am and Hua Hin from Oct 1 will be modeled after an initiative to bring back vaccinated tourists to Phuket, tourism ministry officials said.
Myanmar may relax also mobility curbs in some townships as new Covid-19 cases decline and vaccination picks up, Khin Khin Gyi of the Ministry of Health told state broadcaster MRTV. Myanmar reported 2,829 new cases on Sunday, the lowest daily tally in about two weeks.
On the other hand, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said most of the country can exit lockdown amid sustained progress in fighting an outbreak of Covid-19’s delta variant. Singapore cut the time window for pre-departure tests for travelers from most countries.
But Singapore will increase the frequency of mandatory testing for higher-risk environments, such as personal care services and gyms, and will extend this requirement to more settings with frequent community interactions, such as mall workers and supermarket staff.
The government also said it will no longer allow social gatherings and interactions at workplaces from Sept 8.
Maybe Senior Lim should implement Indonesia 'whole society' thingy in Penang! Talk is easy! Show us what you can do in Penang Senior Lim! Show us how we can manage this pandemic! By the way, Penang daily infections is among the highest!
Jakarta: Indonesia merekodkan 1,932 kes baharu Covid-19, iaitu angka terendah sejak Ogos tahun lalu.
Memetik portal Channel News Asia, data berkenaan dikeluarkan pasukan petugas Covid-19 negara itu.
Kerajaan Indonesia dilaporkan sudah melonggarkan sekatan berhubung Covid-19 di Pulau Jawa dan Bali.
Menteri Kanan, Luhut Pandjaitan berkata, Indonesia yang pernah menjadi pusat penularan Covid-19 Asia, merekodkan hampir 4.2 juta jumlah kes jangkitan dan lebih 140,000 kematian.
Katanya, kes baharu menunjukkan penurunan 98 peratus berbanding kemuncak kes pada Julai.
Kadar peratusan ujian positif di bawah empat peratus pada bulan ini iaitu di bawah paras 5 peratus disyorkan Pertubuhan Kesi0hatan Sedunia (WHO) bagi menentukan wabak terkawal.
Namun, beliau berkata peraturan kuarantin terutama di pintu masuk negara akan diperketatkan kerana masih ada risiko gelombang jangkitan baharu.
"Salah satu risikonya ialah dari luar negara kerana kes di negara jiran kita masih tinggi.
"Kita tidak mahu mengurangkan kawalan kita terhadap varian baharu," katanya dalam taklimat media secara maya.
Minggu lalu, Luhut dilaporkan berkata, kerajaan mungkin mempertimbangkan kebenaran pelancong asing melawat Bali mulai Oktober ini.
Jokowo is indeed very smart! Hide all the surging cases and just bury the dead ones! Why bother to report true figures! I mean, almost 100% malaysians who came back from Indonesia are positive! So it must means, Malaysia air is polluted with Covid virus!
Presentations by : Steve Kirsch and Dr John Wiseman Excerpt from FDA's "Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee" – 9/17/2021 https://youtu.be/o6sfhVGwv_8
Advocate Dipali Ojha of the Indian bar association and a team of young indian lawyers have issued a legal notice to the world health organization over their blatant campaign against any alternative treatments. Her legal action against WHO comes after the tweet from Soumya Swaminathan, WHO chief scientist, who issued tweet against Iver-mectin backing it with a link, that was declaration from a private company. The team of indian lawyers seeks to make available all possible affordable options to the masses and hold the highest authorities accountable for their directives , and suspected submission to big pharma lobbying.
00:00 Intro 01:14 Interview Start 02:03 Dipali Ojha background 03:58 Why did Indian Bar association sue WHO ? 11:08 WHO Scientist Twitter statement against treatments 13:04 History of Iver-mectin & Big Pharma profit motive 16:30 Can 8 billion people get vaccine ? options for poor countries 20:19 Dipali Ohja explains indian Protocol & Lawsuit 23:44 Media blackout on Iver-mectin 24:20 role of fact checkers 25:20 AI bias in social media 26:40 Where was the lawsuit filed? 27:10 Dipahli ojha explains cause of 2nd legal notice 32:38 Effects of legal notice 34:50 Many solutions to the crisis 37:14 Diplai ojha explains the Public Interest Litigation 38:52 Rajiv explains the two lawsuits in one 40:54 Challenging Compulsory Vaccine & civil rights 42:28 Role of Gates Foundation , Fauci & Wuhan lab funding 46:50 Dipali Ohja explains WHO's compromised investigations 48:40 Vaccine and complementary treatments 50:24 Role of AI in information bias 51:19 Closing statement of Diplai Ojha
The Gateway Pundit previously reported that COVID cases are plummeting in India thanks to new rules that promote Ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine to its massive population. The 33 districts in Uttar Pradesh, India have now become free from COVID-19 government informed on Friday. The recovery rate has increased up to 98.7% proving the effectiveness of IVERMECTIN as part of the “Uttar Pradesh Covid Control Model.” Of course, the media won’t mention that Ivermectin is being used for the treatment of COVID-19. This state has an estimated population of 241 million people in 2021 and has the highest population in India. This is almost two-thirds of the United States population in 2021 and yet it is now a COVID-19 free nation.
So what could the United States be doing wrong? Let’s ask Dr. Fauci....... full articles in the link below.....
The Gateway Pundit previously reported that COVID cases are plummeting in India thanks to new rules that promote Ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine to its massive population. The 33 districts in Uttar Pradesh, India have now become free from COVID-19 government informed on Friday. The recovery rate has increased up to 98.7% proving the effectiveness of IVERMECTIN as part of the “Uttar Pradesh Covid Control Model.” Of course, the media won’t mention that Ivermectin is being used for the treatment of COVID-19. This state has an estimated population of 241 million people in 2021 and has the highest population in India. This is almost two-thirds of the United States population in 2021 and yet it is now a COVID-19 free nation.
So what could the United States be doing wrong? Let’s ask Dr. Fauci....... full articles in the link below.....
Positive impact of high vaccination rate is negated if country opens up & loosens up too fast
We do not need to test & try out this logic or theory on ourselves, it's already been played out in places like US, UK, Israel etc.
But perhaps our botdddoh dunggu recycled kabinet gagal #2 (with nrc now still headed by former pm gagal) still playing blind dumb deaf mute & refusing to acknowledge & accept it
But at least we all know that sarawak unilaterally declared transition from from phase 1 straight to phase 3 without bothering to satisfy all the nrc criteria first.
And we don't really know for sure the strictness & stringency with which they implemented their mco
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 1,504 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Thursday (Sep 23), the highest since the pandemic began early last year.
" the highest since the pandemic began early last year. "
MOH said 82 per cent of Singapore's population has completed their full vaccination regimen or received two doses of COVID-19 vaccines, while 84 per cent has received at least one dose as of Wednesday.
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In Israel vaccinations appear to INCREASE infections ???