Exactly 48% of the new cases are children ages five to 11.
Last month, the cohort became eligible for the vaccine, but the campaign has been going slowly, with less than 100,000 children out of over one million individuals in the age group having received at least one dose as of Wednesday morning.
The Health Ministry decided on Wednesday that people who have been infected with the Omicron variant will be required to spend 14 days in isolation instead of 10.
It said that these individuals will also only be able to leave isolation if they have not experienced symptoms for three days.
A new survey released by the Israel Democracy Institute showed that only 46% of Israelis ages 25-34, and 47% of those ages 35-44 – the groups most likely to have children from ages five to 11 – support vaccinating children, compared to 63% of individuals ages 55-64 and 73% of those over 65.
