The Pandemic Is Still Here: ‘We Need to Learn to Live With it’

The pandemic is still here: ‘We need to learn to live with it’

Israel's Public health chief Sharon Alroy-Preis said on Saturday that officials were debating whether to offer a third booster shot to Israelis, or to wait for a vaccine that is specifically tailored for the Delta variant of the coronavirus.

“We are checking if we should give a third dose, or whether we should wait for a vaccine against Delta,” the head of public health at the Health Ministry told Channel 12.

The comment came after a health ministry committee on vaccines reportedly voted on Thursday against recommending a third booster shot for the elderly, saying it would be more effective to wait for a vaccine specifically targeting the Delta variant that is being developed by Pfizer.