With about 81% of citizens or residents over 16 - the age group eligible for the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in Israel - having received both doses, contagions and hospitalisations are down sharply.

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World

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Society

The Prime Minister held forth on the issue at a high level video meet with political leaders today. He indicated at the meeting that most of the suggestions he has got so far are for an extension of the full lockdown, or for the lockdown to not be lifted in one go, in order to combat the spread of infection more efficiently.

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India

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Society

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By Deepak Dhawan, India Today, Tiemes of India