Israel was celebrated as a global leader in vaccinations and deemed “the first country in the world to get over COVID.” But in recent weeks, the delta variant has taken the country by storm, and its spread is forcing Israel’s new government to bring back old restrictions, and perhaps even consider the possibility of a fourth lockdown.
Haaretz experts explain: Why lockdowns are back in Israel, even when almost everyone’s vaccinated
What can other countries learn from Israel’s handling of this new COVID outbreak? Haaretz held a special Zoom briefing on Wednesday, August 4 with writers Amir Tibon and Allison Kaplan Sommer and Prof. Ran Balicer, the chair of Israel’s national expert panel on COVID-19.
Among the questions we discussed with him: How are the vaccines that most Israelis have already received holding up against the delta variant? When will Israelis begin to receive their third vaccine dose? How does Israel plan to open up its new school year in September? And how is this “fourth wave” of COVID in Israel different from the previous ones?
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