Prognosis
As U.K. Covid Cases Surge, Israel Offers Lesson in Boosters
- Israeli cases dropped dramatically after booster program began
- Pfizer immunity had waned because Israel was fast to inoculate
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As Covid-19 cases soar again in the U.K., officials could look to a country that’s moved past a similar crisis for a possible roadmap.
The search for answers in Israel may be useful, health experts say, because both countries were among the fastest in the world with their vaccination programs, yet were similarly quick to lift lockdown restrictions. And just as Israel experienced a spike in cases in June, so the U.K. is now, having just reported the biggest single daily jump in infections in three months.