As part of the fight against Covid-19, the Israeli authorities announced, Wednesday, August 11, the extension of their health pass for children over three years old. In addition, and as of today, the government has indicated that people aged 50 and over will be able to benefit from a booster dose.
Israel extends health pass to children over 3
Faced with an increase in Covid-19 contamination in recent weeks, in particular due to the spread of the Delta variant, the Israeli authorities announced, Wednesday August 11, the extension of the health pass to children aged 3 to 12 years and this, as of August 18th. Put back in place on July 29, the health pass called “green badge” allows people fully vaccinated, cured of Covid-19 or with a negative test, to access certain places such as sports clubs, sporting events and cultural or even restaurants.
In parallel with this extension, the government announced the establishment of rapid antigenic testing stations across the country. These tests will be ” cared for by the state for children aged 3 to 12 from August 18 As announced by the Prime Minister’s office in a press release. Among the latest epidemic braking measures, the country has also indicated that a quarantine will again be mandatory for travelers returning from most countries of the world, whether they are vaccinated or not.
A booster dose now accessible to under 50s
In a bid to avert a new wave of Delta variant contamination and avoid further containment measures, the Israeli government has announced its intention to continue administering a booster dose to its citizens despite a moratorium requested by the Israeli government. World Health Organization (WHO). Until then authorized for people aged 60 and over, this third injection is now accessible to individuals over 50 years of age. In fact, the authorities lowered during the night of Thursday August 12 to Friday August 13 the minimum age to be administered a third dose of anti-Covid vaccine.
In a statement, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said: “ The campaign to vaccinate the population aged 60 and over is a great success (…) It is an important step in the fight against the Delta variant and I call on everyone over 50 to take action. in line as of tomorrow (Friday) morning to be vaccinated “.
