Israel will start giving a third shot of a COVID-19 vaccine to the elderly population as soon as next week, after the expert forum advising the Ministry of Health decided to recommend giving a booster dose of a vaccine against the virus.

During the discussion, a worrying figure was presented that indicates a decrease in the effectiveness of the vaccine in people aged 60 and over, from 97% in April, to 81% during the month of July.

The question brought up among the experts was whether to change the vaccine threshold and raise it to a later age, but the decision on the matter will be made by the director general of the Ministry of Health.

The Yediot Aharonot newspaper reported on Wednesday that the Ministry of Health is intensively preparing to start providing the third dose to the elderly population - as early as next week.... Read More: Arutz-7