Promising Clarification About Omicron Variant

The coronavirus agenda of the whole world has only been omicron has become a variant. The variant, which was announced to originate in South Africa and for which there is not enough information at the moment, is thought to be more contagious than all the variants that have emerged so far. Moreover, this virus has been detected 50 mutations It was stated that it could make the coronavirus vaccines ineffective. However, statements from Israel seem to give some hope.

Israel, which has managed to manage the coronavirus pandemic well, Health Minister Nitzan Horowitzmade a promising statement about the omicron variant. Those who have received two or three doses of the vaccine in the last 6 months are safe. Minister Horowitz reminded that they still need more data.

“Scientific data did not show”

In the statements made by the Minister of Health, “Those who have received two doses or a third dose of vaccine in the last 6 months are protected against the Omicron variant. In the coming days, there will be information about the protection effect of the vaccine against this variant.we will reach the correct information but we are hopeful. According to initial determinations, two doses of vaccine or a third dose of vaccine against this variant We see that it provides protection.“. However, the fact that these statements did not go into details and did not show scientific data created a debate in the Israeli public.

After the statements made by the Israeli Minister of Health, another remarkable event took place in the country. Some media outlets in Israel, at the point of preventing the contagiousness of omicron with the BioNTech vaccine, which is also applied in Turkey. is 90 percent effective stated. However, the source of this statement is unknown. The coming days will reveal how true the claims are.