Pfizer/BioNTech jab in preventing infections and illness, however it remained highly effective in stopping serious illness. The study was conducted when cases of the deadly virus began to rise in Israel, while social distancing has also been eradicated.
Israel has been at the top, or near the top, for covid vaccine levels since the programmes started at the end of last year. Data, which was collected over the last month, shows the vaccine is 64 per cent effective at preventing infection among those who are double jabbed.