Israel: Two-time vaccination - "deaths reduced by 98.9% compared to without vaccination"

Recently NHK News on-line reported the following:

ワクチン2回接種者「死亡は非接種より98.9％減少」イスラエル

2021年2月21日 21時11分

世界でも速いペースでワクチン接種が進むイスラエルの保健省は20日、ファイザーなどが開発した新型コロナウイルスのワクチンを2回接種して2週間経過した場合、感染したあと死亡した人の数は、接種しなかった場合に比べて98.9％減少したと発表しました。

イスラエルでは、これまでに国民の4割を超える421万人が1回目の接種を受け、このうち260万人以上はすでに2回目の接種も終えるなど、世界でも速いペースでワクチンの接種が進んでいます。

イスラエルの保健省は、ファイザーなどが開発したワクチンの接種を2回受けた人について、その後の感染状況などを今月13日までのデータをもとに分析し、20日公表しました。

それよりますと、接種しなかった人と2回接種した人を比べると、感染後に熱や呼吸器系の症状などが出た人の数は、2回目の接種から1週間後で96.9％、2週間後で98％、接種しなかった人に比べて少なかったということです。

また、感染したあとに死亡した人の数は、2回目の接種から1週間後で94.5％、2週間後で98.9％、接種しなかった人に比べて少なかったということです。

イスラエルでは21日から外出制限が一部緩和され、2回の接種を受けた人は、スポーツジムやプールの利用などが認められるということで、政府は16歳以上の全国民への接種を促しています。

Translation

The Israeli Ministry of Public Health, which was doing vaccination at the fastest pace in the world, announced on the 20th that for those people who had finished with  inoculating the second round of new coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer and others for 2 weeks, their number of death due to coronavirus infection, compared to those who had not been vaccinated, saw a 98.9% reduction.

In Israel, more than 40% of the population, or 4.21 million people, had received the first vaccination, of which more than 2.6 million had already completed the second inoculation, and vaccination was progressing at the fastest pace in the world.

The Israeli Ministry of Public Health analyzed the subsequent infection status of people who had received twice the vaccine developed by Pfizer and others. Based on the data up to the 13th of this month the result was announced on the 20th.

According to that, when comparing to those who had not received vaccination, those who received it twice, one week after the second vaccination, those who had fever or respiratory symptoms after infection saw a 96.9% less in number. Two weeks later, it was 98% less than those who had not received the vaccination.

In addition, one week after the second vaccination, the number of people who died after being infected was 94.5% lower than those who did not receive the vaccination; and 98.9% lower after two weeks.

In Israel, restrictions on going out had been partially relaxed starting from the 21st, and people who had been vaccinated twice would be allowed to use the gymnasium and pool, and the government encouraged all people aged 16 and over to be vaccinated.

              It is nice to know that the number of inoculated people who died of coronavirus infection, compared to those who had no vaccination, saw a over 90% reduction.