Following another COVID spike, Israel greenlighted the administration of a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Prof. Manfred Green, Director of the MPH in Global Health Leadership & Administration and member of the Ministry of Health’s Vaccination Advisory Committee and Pandemic Response Team, explains that while he is not against it as a concept, he believes governments must have a clear policy, considered by a panel of experts, as is done with every other vaccine. “Giving a third dose in an ad hoc fashion will not only cause chaos, but can interrupt the progress we have made in what has been a generally orderly and effective vaccine rollout.” Read more in Times of Israel and Israel21c.
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