Interviewed on Galei Tzahal this morning, Dr. Tal Barosh, coordinator of the epidemic control department within the Health Ministry, suggested that the chances of this next "wave" of the coronavirus epidemic becoming significant in terms of extent and mortality rates are low.
"We made the right decision when we removed the requirement for wearing face masks in enclosed spaces," he said. "There's very little likelihood that there's going to be a big breakout now, in terms of high contagion rates and numbers of fatalities."
He added that, "We weren't surprised to hear that vaccinated people are among those contracting coronavirus now. Around the time when we emerged from the third wave of the virus, there were hundreds of vaccinated people contracting Covid-19, and some of them even died. So of course we're seeing that again now."
Barosh also claimed that "we have no data suggesting that the efficacy of the vaccine has declined. If we do find statistics suggesting such a thing, the right thing to do will be to advise a third shot of the vaccine."