The study uses data from between 24 January and 3 April, when the UK variant was responsible for most of Israel's infections.
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerLead author Dr Sharon Alroy-Preis, of the Israeli ministry of health, said:"As the country with the highest proportion of its population vaccinated against COVID-19, Israel provides a unique real-world opportunity to determine the effectiveness of the vaccine and to observe wider effects of the vaccination programme on public health.
"These insights are hugely important because, while there are still some considerable challenges to overcome, they offer real hope that COVID-19 vaccination will eventually enable us to control the pandemic." "This is why it is important that people get both doses, and if UK vaccine policy changes, to get a third dose if offered in the autumn."Are people worried about travelling abroad?
He added:"Therefore, it will be important to continue to monitor the potential impact of virus change and vaccine effectiveness."
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