Vaxxed Make Up ’85–90% of the Hospitalizations’ from COVID Infection in Israel: Dr. Kobi Haviv
The Director of the Herzog Hospital in Jerusalem says the Covid-19 vaccine’s “effectiveness is waning.”
QUICK FACTS:
- Dr. Kobi Haviv—Director of the Herzog Hospital in Jerusalem, Israel—appeared on Israel’s News 13.
- He told an anchor that “the effectiveness of the [coronavirus] vaccine is really fading.”
- “Most of the population is vaccinated,” said Dr. Haviv, and “85–90% of the hospitalizations are fully vaccinted people.”
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BACKGROUND:
- Dr. Haviv’s remarks come as the Israeli ministry figures confirmed 3,843 coronavirus cases on Thursday alone, even though “over 5.8 million have received at least one vaccine dose,” as reported by The Times of Israel.
- This was the “fourth day in a row that new cases have passed 3,000.”
- CNN calls the “new wave of infections” in Israel a “spike.”
- Amid the “continued rise in cases,” notes the Times of Israel, Israel’s ministers have “approved significantly expanding restrictions on gatherings under the Green Pass system.”
- However, over 60% of Israel’s population have received the Covid-19 gene-based vaccine.
- About 5.8 million out of Israel’s 9.3 million citizenry have received at least one vaccine dose.
- The Johns Hopkins online Coronavirus Resource Center indicates that Israel has an “Above World Average” vaccination rate, ranking 16th out of 162 world nations on the list.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also lists Israel as having a “High” travel risk in their “Risk Assessment Level for COVID-19” chart, depite Israel’s high vaccination rate.
Jon Fleetwood is Managing Editor for American Faith and author of “An American Revival: Why American Christianity Is Failing & How to Fix It.“
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Fauci Credits Trump’s ‘Wise Investment’ for COVID Vax
Dr. Fauci praised Trump’s Operation Warp Speed for accelerating the development of the gene-based Covid-19 vaccine.
QUICK FACTS:
- Dr. Anthony Fauci—Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)—made the remarks on Thursday during a White House press briefing, according to Newsweek.
- Fauci was addressing concerns about the vaccine being developed “too fast.”
- And he explained that while vaccines “typically need to go through multiple lengthy phases to be approved, Trump’s Operation Warp Speed initiative significantly helped to accelerate the process,” notes Newsweek.
WHAT ELSE FAUCI SAID:
- “Because of the wise investment in Operation Warp Speed—and we give credit to the Trump administration for doing this, particularly Secretary Alex Azar, who was an important component of that—what you did was make an investment to prepare for phase two and phase three, even before you knew that phase one worked or not, and to start manufacturing,” Fauci said.
- “When you do that, you make a major investment in resources,” he continued. “If the vaccine doesn’t work, you’ve lost a lot of money; if the vaccine does work, you save a lot of time. And that’s exactly what happened.”
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France: Opponents of Vax Passport Protest for 4th Week
Thousands of people marched in Paris and other French cities during a fourth consecutive week of protests against COVID-19 entrance requirements and what opponents see as restrictions on personal freedom.
The demonstrations on Saturday come two days after France’s Constitutional Council upheld most provisions of a new law that expands the locations where health passes are needed to enter.
Starting Monday, the pass will be required to access cafes, restaurants, long-distance travel, and, in some cases, hospitals. It was already in place for cultural and recreational venues, including cinemas, concert halls, and theme parks with capacity for more than 50 people.
A crowd of protesters walked peacefully in the west of Paris on Saturday afternoon while surrounded by police in full riot gear. Three more separate gatherings were planned in the French capital, and dozens of street protests were organized in other French cities.
Some demonstrators are also protesting the government making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for health care workers by Sept. 15.
Polls show that most people in France support the health passes, which are issued to individuals either vaccinated against the coronavirus or who have proof of recovering from COVID-19 or negative results from a recent test.
Opponents say the pass requirement limits their movements outside the home and implicitly renders vaccines obligatory.
Over 36 million people in France—about 54 percent of the population—are fully vaccinated. At least 7 million have gotten their first vaccine shot since French President Emmanuel Macron announced the health pass on July 12.
A growing number of European countries have started implemented virus pass requirements, each with slightly different rules.
Protests have been held last month in neighboring Italy against a pass to access indoor dining, gyms, theaters, cinemas, and other gathering places. The so-called “Green Pass” entered into force on Friday.
Denmark pioneered vaccine passes with little resistance. In Austria, the pass is needed to enter into restaurants, theaters, hotels, sports facilities, and hairdressers.
