It’s not about cases, it’s about serious cases

Health officials must stay focused on how many Israelis will develop serious cases of COVID-19, not on the percentage of vaccinated people who could or could not just contract the virus, top health officials told The Jerusalem Post.

On Monday, the Health Ministry released data showing that the Pfizer vaccine had decreased in its effectiveness against stopping people from catching coronavirus to as low as 64%.

The news spawned hundreds of articles and posts on social media, calling into question both how health officials determined this percentage and what this information really means for the public and the world in general.

The ministry received so many questions about its report