Israel's Prime Minister said a campaign that began a month ago among seniors has slowed a rise in severe illness caused by the Delta variant.

  • Israeli health officials said the effectiveness of the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine waned six months after administration, making a booster necessary.
  • "That means, people are 10 times more protected after the third vaccine dose," she told a news conference, where the expanded booster drive was announced.

More at the story here at Reuters. Israel leading the way:

  • 5 month gap b/w shot 2 and 3 (compared with 8 in the US)
Israel's Prime Minister said a campaign that began a month ago among seniors has slowed a rise in severe illness caused by the Delta variant.

There are a lot of hand-wringers moaning about booster shots. Dunno what the big deal is. These FUDwits who are popping horse deworming pills take more than 3 of those LOL.