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New data from the Israel Health Ministry has revealed that the Pfizer vaccine is continuing to work well against the new Delta variant, effectively preventing hospitalizations and serious illness. Israel has had one of the world’s most effective vaccine drives – with around 57% of their population now fully vaccinated. Now, the Delta variant has spread to Israel, allowing us to see how it spreads in a country with high vaccination rates. From June 6 to July 3, the Pfizer vaccine prevented hospitalizations and serious illness with a 93% efficacy rate. However, the Delta variant seems to compromise Pfizer’s efficacy at preventing overall infection – dropping from 94.3% to 64%.

Similar to Israel, the UK has had a very successful vaccine drive which has seen hospitalisations and deaths drop. Recently, there has been a sharp spike in cases due to the Delta variant, but hospitalisations and deaths have remained low. In light of this, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is looking to ditch almost all COVID restrictions, including mask wearing, social distancing, and capacity limits. This is going against the recommendations of both the World Health Organisation and the British government’s own scientific advisors – the world will be watching to see how the UK fares.

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