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Israel offers a glimpse of life after herd immunity: With 80% of adults vaccinated, cases have dropped to 15 per day
Yahoo ^ | June 1, 2021 | Aria Bendix

Posted on 06/05/2021 10:45:02 AM PDT by Republican Wildcat

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The decline in infections has been so encouraging that Israel lifted some of its last remaining coronavirus restrictions on Tuesday. Businesses can now operate at full capacity, and residents no longer have to show proof that they've been vaccinated to enter restaurants, sporting events, or entertainment venues.

Even before the new rule, Israel's schools were fully open, masks were no longer required outdoors, and mass gatherings were taking place across the country. Now Israel's only barrier to normal life is a requirement to wear masks in public indoor spaces - a rule that could be lifted as soon as next week, according to Israeli health officials.

"This is probably the end of COVID in Israel, at least in terms of the current strains that we know," Dr. Eyal Zimlichman, deputy director general at Sheba Medical Center, Israel's largest hospital, told Insider. "We've obviously reached herd immunity."

(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: coronavirus; covid19; israel; vaccine
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1 posted on 06/05/2021 10:45:02 AM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: Republican Wildcat

Well, Yahoo News. That settles it!


2 posted on 06/05/2021 10:50:43 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (“Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.” )
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To: Republican Wildcat

This can be our future, too, if people would head President Trump’s advice to be vaccinated.


3 posted on 06/05/2021 10:55:32 AM PDT by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: Trumpisourlastchance

This could be our life if people would stop being hysterical little ninnies.


4 posted on 06/05/2021 10:59:37 AM PDT by Tipllub
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To: Trumpisourlastchance

People are listening. Maybe not quite as fast as we’d like, but they’re doing it. 63% of adults have already gotten a COVID-19 vaccine and 86% of seniors have.

I think we’ll see 80% of adults by the end of this summer. That’s pretty good. Kids don’t seem to be very good vectors for transmission, which is wonderful news.


5 posted on 06/05/2021 11:04:28 AM PDT by 2aProtectsTheRest (The media is banging the fear drum enough. Don't help them do it.)
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To: Trumpisourlastchance

You really think you have a future?

Joke is on you! LOL!


6 posted on 06/05/2021 11:12:09 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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To: Republican Wildcat

This is Awesome!! Herd Immunity for a Virus with a 99.8% Survival Rate!, Yippee, we should Celebrate, NO!!!


7 posted on 06/05/2021 11:16:11 AM PDT by eyeamok (founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
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To: Tipllub

It’s really rough when the data destroys your narrative. Isn’t it?


8 posted on 06/05/2021 11:16:34 AM PDT by gas_dr (Conditions of Socratic debate: Intelligence, Candor, and Good Will. )
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To: eyeamok

I suppose the good news is that with the end of Covid by way of vaccination the hysteria of our antivaxxer friends will become irrelevant.


9 posted on 06/05/2021 11:19:46 AM PDT by gas_dr (Conditions of Socratic debate: Intelligence, Candor, and Good Will. )
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To: Republican Wildcat

They probably aren’t testing ridiculous numbers like we do just to boost our cases and to support the POWER of our Government.


10 posted on 06/05/2021 11:49:43 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Republican Wildcat

Herd immunity, which has protected humans since the dawn of time, can now only be obtained through vaccination.

Like someone said, you think 2020 was bad, wait till it turns 21 and starts drinking……


11 posted on 06/05/2021 12:05:54 PM PDT by walkingdead (We are sacrificing American youth's future on the altar of our own fear. And it is a travesty.)
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To: Republican Wildcat

8,779,923:

The current population of Israel is 8,779,923 as of Friday, June 4, 2021, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data.


12 posted on 06/05/2021 12:09:03 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (“Respond only to polite and ie ntelligent posters, who don’t insult you or us! Forget the others!”)
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To: 2aProtectsTheRest

63% of adults have already gotten a COVID-19 vaccine and 86% of seniors have,,,,

The article states that Israel reached herd immunity with 60% vaccinated.

I recall you posting that they were having 100K infections daily. At that rate (and I’m going linear here) with a total pop of 9M, the entire country would have been infected in less than 90 days. That’s everyone from the age of 1 day up.

I know that 100k infections per day is the peak and there are less than 9M susceptible subjects. But given the high infection rates and comparatively low vax rate, wouldn’t you say that natural immunity might have something to do with their current good fortune?


13 posted on 06/05/2021 12:17:52 PM PDT by Ceebass (USA RIP 1776-2021)
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To: Ceebass
It’s really rough when the data destroys someone's narrative. Isn’t it?
14 posted on 06/05/2021 12:20:03 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (“Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.” )
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To: gas_dr

the hysteria of our antivaxxer friends will become irrelevant.....

There you go again.

Postings like these make you irrelevant.


15 posted on 06/05/2021 12:22:21 PM PDT by Ceebass (USA RIP 1776-2021)
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To: Ceebass; 2aProtectsTheRest

“…I recall you posting that they were having 100K infections daily….”
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Are you sure it wasn’t closer to 10K?


16 posted on 06/05/2021 12:24:29 PM PDT by House Atreides
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To: Republican Wildcat

How many are dropping dead?


17 posted on 06/05/2021 12:25:01 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: gas_dr; eyeamok

You can call it a shot, you can call it medicine, you can call it a chemical, or you can call it a drug but you should not call it a vaccine. It is not. It is experimental gene mutation therapy.


18 posted on 06/05/2021 12:26:37 PM PDT by alternatives? (If our borders are not secure, why fund an army?)
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To: Republican Wildcat
Yahoo News seems to have missed some data...

19 posted on 06/05/2021 12:32:09 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (“Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.” )
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To: Ceebass

How about responding to the data. This is the problem data is proffered and all your side can come up with is increasingly ridiculous statements.


20 posted on 06/05/2021 12:41:46 PM PDT by gas_dr (Conditions of Socratic debate: Intelligence, Candor, and Good Will. )
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