Israel’s elderly to get the third Pfizer jab soon

Israel is expected to start vaccinating the countryrsquos elderly citizens against Covid19 with a third dose of the Pfizer jab the Ministry of Health said in a statement on ThursdayA vast majority of its Management Team of Epidemics recommended vaccinating the elderly but opinions in the group were divided over the minimum age to be vaccinated which ranges from 60 to 70 the Ministry saidThe recommendation was passed to the Director General of the Ministry Nachman Ash who would decide within days when the third vaccination jabs would begin and at what ages reports Xinhua news agencyThe vaccination campaign in Israel began on December 20 2020 and was intended in the first phase for medical staff people aged over 65 and chronic patientsSince then the vaccine eligibility age has gradually decreased and currently all people aged 12 and over are eligible to get vaccinated with the first and second dosesOn July 12 Israel started offering the third dose for adults with weak immune systemsWHO reports sharp spike in Covid deathsMeanwhile the World Health Organization WHO said that a ldquosharprdquo jump was reported in the number of the global Covid19 deaths in the week between July 1925In a statement on Wednesday the world body said that with over 69000 fatalities the number of Covid19 deaths reported during the period increased by 21 per cent weekonweek Xinhua news agency reported Most of the new deaths were reported from the America and SouthEast Asia Regions said the WHOIreland reports highest singleday casesThe number of confirmed Covid19 cases in Ireland has increased to 295386 after it reported the highest singleday infections since February according to the latest data from the countryrsquos Department of Health On Wednesday another 1408 people tested positive for the virus while a total of 152 Covid19 patients were being treated in hospitals across Ireland Xinhua news agency quoted the department as saying in a statementJapanese officials alarmed over rising Covid19 casesJapanese officials sounded the alarm on Thursday as Tokyo saw recordbreaking Covid cases for the third day with the Olympics well underway ldquoWe have never experienced the expansion of the infections of this magnituderdquo Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato saidNorway postpones reopening 2nd timeFor a second time Norway will postpone the final stage of the countryrsquos reopening plan for another two weeks out of concerns over the fastspreading Delta Covid19 variant according to Minister of Health and Care Services Bent HoieNew Zealand grants provisional approval of AZ vaxNew Zealandrsquos regulatory authority Medsafe has granted provisional approval of the AstraZeneca vaccine for individuals aged 18 and above New Zealand secured 76 million doses of the jab enough for 38 million people through an advance purchase agreement with the company last year614012No of new cases reported globally in the past 24 hours196200776Total no of cases worldwide4192223Total no of deaths worldwideSource WHOJohns HopkinsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever