Latest data from Israelsuggests that vaccinating adults against COVID-19 also tends to protect unvaccinated people living around them. 

Arounda third of Maccabi Healthcare Services’ (MHS) 1.95 million members, all aged above 16 years, had received at least one vaccine dose by January 30. Looking at outcomes in 223 communities, researchers noted that as the number of vaccinated adults increased, infection rates among unvaccinated MHS members in the same community declined, especially among children. The researchers concluded that the vaccine-associated protection of unvaccinated individuals appears promising, but further studies are needed to better understand whether and how it might have a role in herd immunity… (HT – Reuters, April 9, 2021)