Israel on Sunday approved giving the COVID-19 vaccine to children between the ages of 5 and 11.
The Health Ministry decision follows approval by U.S. health authorities earlier this month to OK the vaccine for the same age group.
Israel was one of the first countries in the world to carry out a broad vaccination campaign in its adult and adolescent population early this year, and it became the first country to carry out a widespread booster campaign over the summer.
Experts say Israel’s aggressive vaccination efforts have helped curb the spread of the coronavirus and bring a recent wave of the delta variant under control. But it has seen the coronavirus continue to spread among unvaccinated populations, including children.
In a statement, the Health Ministry said its director general, Dr. Nachman Ash, accepted a recommendation from expert advisers to inoculate children with the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. It said a majority of advisers believed the benefits of the vaccine outweighed the risks.
The ministry said it would announce a date for beginning the campaign in the coming days. Israeli media said the vaccinations of a child-sized dose of the vaccine were expected to start next week.
(AP)
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Mark my word:- There shall be a פסק from the venerated גדול הדור HoRav חיים Kanievsky שליט”א for all children 5-11 to obtain this jab immediately.
It is exceedingly likely that Health Ministry director general, Dr. Nachman Ash is going to meet the venerated גדול הדור in the next day or so, & after careful questions & consideration, the venerated גדול הדור shall his issue his פסק to get 5-11 vaccinated without any further delay.
It said a majority of advisers believed the benefits of the vaccine outweighed the risks.
A majority vote does not insure anyone’s safety. Who are these people? Where is their bread buttered? Where is the data?
Even the pro-vaccine community admits to the risks of the vaccine, so what gives them the authority to decide for the המון עם that the benefits outweigh the risks?
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“& after careful questions & consideration,”
You mean:
“after they lie to Rav Chaim, as was done by the WZO vote and also more recently to get the adults vaccinated”.
The delta variant spread AFTER israel was inoculated. Most of the sick ones were vaccinated. And the ones who were sick and were labeled “unvaccinated”.. actually had two shots but not the third booster.
Time to admit this is a failed experiment.