Israel imposes health pass on three-year-old children

Authorities said on Wednesday (August 11) that Israel had imposed a health pass on children over the age of three as part of new restrictions in the fight against Govt-19.

The Hebrew government on July 29 again issued a health pass for adults and children from the age of 12 in the face of increasing pollution in recent weeks associated with the spread of the delta variant. Was invited “Badge Word”The latter allows people to access certain places through a completely vaccinated, Covit-19 cured or negative test. On Wednesday, the Israeli government extended the measures to children between the ages of 3 and 12.

Trying to avoid the new lockout, Israel on Sunday set up rapid antigen testing stations across the country, run by the Megan David Adom Emergency Service (MDA), and forced their isolation. The world of people returning from most countries, whether or not they have been vaccinated. Screening at these stations costs 52 shekels (about 17 euros) and allows you to get a health pass from the Ministry of Health, which is valid for 24 hours.

Israel, a country of nine million people, was the first country to launch a major vaccination campaign in December, thanks to a deal with pharmaceutical company Pfizer. The campaign has been able to reduce the number of cases, but in recent weeks pollution has increased again due to the spread of the non-infectious delta, both to adults who were not vaccinated but to people who were vaccinated six months ago.