T. Belman. Although the numbers show that a high percentage of those infected were vaccinated, a low percentage of serious cases were vaccinated.
6 million Israelis were vaccinated at a cost of $62 each for the vaccine ($372 million). To this must be added the cost of personnel to administer the vaccine. All things considered, was it a good investment? What difference did it make?
Of the 143 hospitalized patients, 58% were vaccinated, 39% were not at all, and 3% were partially vaccinated.
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN, JPOST JULY 21, 2021
A technician collects swab samples for COVID-19, at a testing center run by the Tel Aviv municipality in cooperation with Tel haShomer hospital, at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, on July 20, 2021.
Some 143 Israelis were hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Wednesday at 12 p.m., according to the Health Ministry. Fifty-eight percent of them were vaccinated, 39% were not and 3% were partially vaccinated, meaning they had taken one dose or a full week had not passed since their second shot.
Only one patient was a child. Five were pregnant women or women who recently gave birth.
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