More than 4.8 million Israelis have already been vaccinated against corona

More than 4.8 million Israelis have already been vaccinated against corona, and the Ministry of Health is publishing for the third time the side effects that appeared in the vicinity of receiving the vaccine. According to the data, the trend of increasing the number of reports of symptoms in women and young people continues. 6,604 women reported feeling side effects after the first dose, and 6,224 after the second.
In total, out of 4.755 million vaccines in the first dose, 9,595 side effects were reported, and out of 3.408 million vaccines in the second dose - 8,743. In the age range between 60-40, the most reported side effects, followed by those aged 40-20. The most common symptoms are headaches and weakness.
As a result of the side effects, 365 vaccinated in the first dose were rushed to the emergency room or emergency room and 62 were forced to be hospitalized. In the second dose, fewer vaccinated came to the emergency rooms (204), but more were hospitalized (46).
Out of 62 hospitalizations in the vicinity of receiving a first dose, 28 cases were related to background diseases of the nervous system, 19 to background diseases of the cardiovascular system and other cases were related to other background diseases.
Of the 46 hospitalizations in the vicinity of receiving the second vaccine dose, 31 were associated with cardiovascular disease, of which 14 had significant background disease. Seven hospitalizations have been linked to nervous system diseases, four hospitalizations for background respiratory disease and four cases are unknown.
Most of the patients after the first dose were aged 60 and over. In contrast, the majority of those hospitalized after the second dose were aged 29–20, with no background disease.
This week, the Ministry of Health approved the HMOs to start vaccinating recoverers aged 16 and over. After three months of recovery, patients will be given only one vaccine dose. However, anyone who falls ill between the first and second dose will not receive an additional vaccine.
At first the Ministry of Health considered vaccinating those recovering with modern vaccines, but eventually it was decided that they would receive the Pfizer vaccine, as the deliveries of the vaccine doses given to the entire population would continue to arrive.
According to data from the Ministry of Health, there are more than 700,000 recovering patients across the country. Of these, about 400,000 people will be able to receive the vaccine, as the time required since their recovery has passed.