EARLY RELEASE: Reduction in COVID-19 Patients Requiring Mechanical Ventilation Following Implementation of a National COVID-19 Vaccination Program - Israel, December 2020-February 2021

Published on February 26, 2021

This report describes a reduction in the number of COVID-19 patients requiring mechanical ventilation following initiation of a national vaccination campaign in Israel.

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