{"id":284540,"date":"2021-10-25T13:27:57","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T13:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/proof-that-boosters-can-avert-a-disaster\/"},"modified":"2021-10-25T13:27:57","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T13:27:57","slug":"proof-that-boosters-can-avert-a-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/proof-that-boosters-can-avert-a-disaster\/","title":{"rendered":"Proof that boosters can avert a disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Proof that boosters can avert a disaster: Data from Israel on effect of third Covid jab fuels hopes that Britain can avoid winter health crisis<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Israel\u00a0rolled out boosters when immunity from the first two jabs began to wane\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>And almost half of its population has now been given a third vaccine shot<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Cases also dropped to 1,200 \u2013 around five times lower than in September<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By Xantha Leatham Health And Science Reporter For The Daily Mail<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-published\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Published:<\/span>  20:02 EDT, 24 October 2021  <\/span> | <span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span>  02:21 EDT, 25 October 2021  <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v7\/us\/news\/none\/article\/other\/para_top.html --> <\/p>\n<p><!-- MOL-22124--><br \/>\n<!--[if !IE]&gt;&gt;--><\/p>\n<p>&lt;!&#8211;<br \/>\n<!--[if IE]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p><!--[if !IE]&gt;&gt;--><\/p>\n<p>&lt;!&#8211;<!--[if IE]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p><!--[if !IE]&gt;&gt;--><\/p>\n<p>&lt;!&#8211;<!--[if gte IE 8]&gt;&gt;--><\/p>\n<p>&lt;!&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><!--[if IE 8]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p><!--[if IE 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has led the way in vaccinations, rolled out boosters when immunity from the first two jabs began to wane in the summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Almost half of its population has now been given a third shot and last week, hospitalisations had halved compared to the previous month.<\/p>\n<p>   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-287e06598431a5ff\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/10\/25\/00\/49590905-10126699-image-a-104_1635119838217.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The country, which has led the way in vaccinations, rolled out boosters when immunity from the first two jabs began to wane in the summer\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-287e06598431a5ff\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/10\/25\/00\/49590905-10126699-image-a-104_1635119838217.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The country, which has led the way in vaccinations, rolled out boosters when immunity from the first two jabs began to wane in the summer\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The country, which has led the way in vaccinations, rolled out boosters when immunity from the first two jabs began to wane in the summer<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Cases also dropped to 1,200 \u2013 around five times lower than in September.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It will come as welcome news to Health Secretary Sajid Javid, who is increasing efforts to ramp up the booster programme.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Amanda Pritchard, chief executive of the NHS, yesterday revealed that Saturday was the busiest day for Covid booster jabs, with more than 325,000 patients receiving their third dose.<\/p>\n<p>   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-ed2a2b550d6866d3\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/10\/25\/01\/49590881-10126699-Almost_half_of_its_population_has_now_been_given_a_third_shot_an-m-106_1635120093337.jpg\" height=\"395\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Almost half of its population has now been given a third shot and last week, hospitalisations had halved compared to the previous month\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-ed2a2b550d6866d3\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/10\/25\/01\/49590881-10126699-Almost_half_of_its_population_has_now_been_given_a_third_shot_an-m-106_1635120093337.jpg\" height=\"395\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Almost half of its population has now been given a third shot and last week, hospitalisations had halved compared to the previous month\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Almost half of its population has now been given a third shot and last week, hospitalisations had halved compared to the previous month<\/p>\n<p>   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-ce3b7982f58401e5\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/10\/25\/00\/49590903-10126699-image-a-105_1635119843576.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Hopes were raised last night that Britain could avoid a winter health crisis as data from Israel shows booster jabs can significantly reduce cases and hospitalisations\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-ce3b7982f58401e5\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/10\/25\/00\/49590903-10126699-image-a-105_1635119843576.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Hopes were raised last night that Britain could avoid a winter health crisis as data from Israel shows booster jabs can significantly reduce cases and hospitalisations\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Hopes were raised last night that Britain could avoid a winter health crisis as data from Israel shows booster jabs can significantly reduce cases and hospitalisations<\/p>\n<ul class=\"rotator-panels link-bogr1 linkro-ccox\">\n<li>   <span>Rishi Sunak pledges \u00a36 BILLION for the NHS to tackle Covid&#8230;<\/span> <\/a>   <span>Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak &#8216;are on constant manoeuvres&#8217; in&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But take-up of booster doses has been slow. Those eligible currently include only the over-50s and those who are immunocompromised.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">And patients need to wait for six months after their last dose. But in a bid to speed up the programme, NHS chiefs will now allow eligible patients to book their third jab a month earlier.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It comes as figures released yesterday reveal another 39,962 cases and 72 deaths from Covid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Meanwhile, Mr Javid is looking to make getting the jab a \u2018condition of employment\u2019 for NHS staff \u2013 but there are fears it could spark a backlash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Department of Health said those eligible for a booster \u2018should book as soon as they are invited\u2019. 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