What is not being said is some people are on the brink of death anyways and being vaccinated will not stop that trajectory(dying). The older you are the weaker your immune system is. A 97 year not vaccinated would most likely die after getting covid, either from the virus itself or an infection that happens after the body is weakened by the virus. The same fully vaccinated person may or may not die, if they do die its going to happen anyways but will be listed as a hospitalization/death from covid.

A few other things about Israels vaccine program.

- They started early(12/20) so I imagine alot of the populace is starting to run into vaccines that are less effective than if they were administered late Spring like US/UK and Europe.

- I don't know what the obesity levels are like in that country but the CDC says there is a strong correlation between being obese and covid severity with a person.

- Of the hospitalizations mentioned there is a strong indication of age being a cause for more severe illness:

>Of the 514, 59% were fully vaccinated. Of the vaccinated, 87% were 60 or older