Signals of hope: gauging the impact of a rapid national vaccination campaign

A rapid coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination rollout has led Israel to become the country with the highest rate of vaccinated individuals per capita worldwide. Here, we summarize the first signs for the real-world effectiveness and impact of the vaccination campaign. Preliminary data from...

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Published in:	Nature reviews. Immunology Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 198 - 199
Main Authors:	Shilo, Smadar, Rossman, Hagai, Segal, Eran
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 01-04-2021 Nature Publishing Group
Subjects:	692/699/255/2514 692/700/478 Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedicine BNT162 Vaccine Care and treatment Comment Coronaviruses COVID-19 COVID-19 - epidemiology COVID-19 - prevention & control COVID-19 vaccines COVID-19 Vaccines - therapeutic use Hospitalization - trends Humans Immunization Immunization Programs Immunology Israel - epidemiology Mass Vaccination Methods Nonprofit hospitals Public health SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Vaccination Coverage Israel
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Summary:	A rapid coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination rollout has led Israel to become the country with the highest rate of vaccinated individuals per capita worldwide. Here, we summarize the first signs for the real-world effectiveness and impact of the vaccination campaign. Preliminary data from Israel demonstrate real-life effectiveness of their COVID-19 vaccination campaign and provide insights that could inform rollout in other countries.
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ISSN:	1474-1733 1474-1741
DOI:	10.1038/s41577-021-00531-0