Israel study touts Pfizer jab’s effectiveness as country fights Covid disinformation
- Date: 15-Feb-2021
- Source: France 24
- Sector:Healthcare
- Country:Middle East
Israel study touts Pfizer jab’s effectiveness as country fights Covid disinformation
Israel's largest healthcare provider said Sunday a study of more than half a million fully vaccinated Israelis indicated the Pfizer/BioNTech jab gave 94 percent protection against Covid-19. But the country is stepping up efforts to combat disinformation as pockets of anti-vax sentiment threaten the jab rollout's success.
Clalit Health Services said that in a groundbreaking project its researchers tested 600,000 subjects who had received the