In Israel, a study found that 98% of people who received Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine twice produced high levels of antibodies that could fight the virus. The efficacy of the vaccine was first confirmed through actual vaccination.
“Higher antibody levels than patients who recovered after infection”
Ranked 1st in FT’s aggregate vaccination rate ranking with 30% in Israel
UAE, Bahrain, UK, USA, etc.
Inoculation in 60 countries… Korea has not yet been ranked
– According to Times of Israel and Telegraph on the 19th (local time), the Seva Medical Center in Ramat Gan, outside Tel Aviv, Israel, conducted a serological study on 102 center employees who received both Pfizer vaccines.
Pfizer vaccinations are being vaccinated in Haifa, Israel on the 11th using a drive-through method. [AFP=연합뉴스]
– As a result, it was found that more antibodies were identified in 100 people than those produced in those who had Corona 19 and recovered. The hospital said the antibody levels increased by 6 to 20 times compared to when the first vaccine was given a week after receiving the second vaccine.
Dr. Gili Regev Yohai, head of the epidemiology department at the Seva Medical Center, said, “People who have been vaccinated are less likely to be infected or spread the virus because the antibody levels are high enough to suppress the virus. “This means that the vaccine works great,” he said. “These results are consistent with the clinical trials of Pfizer’s vaccine and far exceed the expected results.”
In phase 3, the final phase of the Pfizer vaccine clinical trial, an average of 52% of the infection prevention effect was obtained when the vaccine was given. However, the preventive effect increased to 90.5% after 6 days of the second vaccination and 95% after 7 days.
“This is the first study done outside the lab on the efficacy of a Pfizer vaccine,” Telegraph commented. “This is the first sign that the COVID-19 vaccine could stop the pandemic.”
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A woman who received both vaccines in Israel on the 14th is showing a certificate.[AFP=연합뉴스]
– However, the hospital said that two out of 102 employees produced low levels of antibodies. One of them was found to have a weakened immune system. The hospital is investigating the reasons for the results of the two.
Promising research results are coming out one after another in Israel, which started vaccinating Pfizer from the 20th of last month. Earlier, Israeli health agency Claret said that the rate of positive for COVID-19 among people aged 60 or older who received a vaccine in Israel was 33% lower than that of the non-vaccinated group. This study was conducted by comparing the non-vaccinated population of the same number and age with about 200,000 citizens aged 60 or older who received the Corona 19 vaccine. In addition, the Israeli Ministry of Health said that the infection rate fell to 50% in 14 days after the first vaccination.
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Ranked 20th in the country for the rate of vaccination compared to the population, according to the Financial Times. Korea cannot be found. [파이낸설타임스 홈페이지 캡처]
– Israel ranks first with the overwhelming rate of vaccine vaccination against the population. On the 20th, the Financial Times (FT) reported the national ranking of the vaccine vaccination rate relative to the population (#1~20). According to this, 29.8% of the total population (about 8.6 million people) in Israel was vaccinated. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) 21.1%, Bahrain 8.7%, UK 7.1%, and US 3.7%.
Starting with the UK on the 8th of last month, 60 countries are vaccinating the Corona 19 vaccine, but Korea, which has not yet started vaccination, did not make it to the ranking. Korea is set to vaccinate next month. According to FT, so far, there have been 4,247,920 vaccinations in 60 countries.
Reporter Lim Sun-young [email protected]
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