Posted on 01/02/22
| News Source: Arutz-7
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett held a press conference Sunday evening, announcing the expansion of the campaign for the fourth dose of the COVID vaccine, while declaring that the fifth wave of the coronavirus, fueled by the Omicron variant, has begun in earnest.
“The Omicron wave is here,” said Bennett.
“I want to give you, the citizens of Israel, a complete picture of the situation, as much as it is possible to do so: what actions we have taken, what the situation is right now, and how the coming weeks will look like in Israel, and what each and every person must do.”
“The Omicron variant is different from all previous strains.”
“Here in Israel, we prepared for the Omicron variant very early; earlier than everyone else.”
“About five weeks ago, we closed the State of Israel to entry by foreign nationals. This move drastically delayed the entrance of the Omicron variant into Israel. We bought ourselves precious time and saved it well.”
“We purchased medicine, including Pfizer’s Paxlovid – a drug in high demand around the world, with lots of competition among buyers. We now have the drug, and it is highly effective.”