The COVID-19 Trajectory in Israel: A Comprehensive Analysis of National Surveillance Data on Documented Infections, Test Positivity, and Vaccine-Effectiveness Estimates
Background: Israel was among the first countries to implement rapid nationwide BNT162b2 vaccination and became a major source of early real-world evidence on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness. Early Israeli studies reported approximately 90-95% effectiveness against documented SARS-CoV-2 infection, but over relatively sho...