Covid-19 roundup: Early Israel data show boosters may slow Delta; Fauci says Pfizer/BioNTech OK will spur mandates
At the height of last winter’s Covid-19 surge, Israel launched one of the world’s fastest vaccination drives thanks to supplies from Pfizer and BioNTech, but the country recently saw a surge in cases due to the highly contagious Delta variant. To combat the new wave, the Israeli government initiated a booster shot drive, and the first results are coming back positive.
The coronavirus’ reproduction rate has dipped below 1 among the over-60 age group for the first time since the Delta surge began, Reuters reported Tuesday, a sign officials say the booster shots are working. Such reductions mean people with Covid-19 are now, on average, infecting less than one other person.
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