Eran Segal (@segal

Eran Segal

4,542 posts

Eran Segal

@segal_eran

Scientist: AI, Precision Medicine, Microbiome, Genetics, Nutrition. Marathon runner

Joined June 2015

Eran Segal
@segal_eran
Feb 1, 2021
Israel: We say with caution, the magic has started Note blue lines, of 60+ years old (first to vaccinate), in the past 2 weeks: ~35% drop in cases ~30% drop in hospitalizations ~20% drop in critically ill Stronger than in younger people & not seen in previous lockdown >>>
Eran Segal
@segal_eran
Jun 15, 2025
Our lab at the Weizmann Institute was hit tonight by Iran We will rebuild and return 💪
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Eran Segal
@segal_eran
Mar 22, 2021
Israel: Fully open economy, R still declining, now 0.62 40 days after exiting lockdown From the peak of mid-January: 85% fewer daily deaths 72% fewer daily critically ill 86% fewer daily cases 40 days after exiting the previous October lockdown, R was already at 1.15
Eran Segal
@segal_eran
Jun 15, 2021
Israel: As of today, masks are no longer required There are no remaining Covid-19 restrictions
Eran Segal
@segal_eran
Apr 14, 2021
Israel's 73rd independence day also marks its exit from COVID-19, at least for now Since mid-Jan. peak: 98% fewer cases 93% fewer critically ill 87% fewer deaths 85% of 16 y/o & above vaccinated/infected Life is close to pre-covid Remaining restrictions can probably be lifted
Eran Segal
@segal_eran
Apr 4, 2021
Meanwhile in Israel: Continuing to crush the curve despite a nearly fully open economy From the peak of mid-January: 96% fewer cases 90% fewer new daily critically ill 85% fewer deaths Daily cases (weekly avg) now at 327, hasn't been this low since June 2020
Eran Segal
@segal_eran
Mar 25, 2021
Israel: Continuing to crush the curve The economy is nearly fully open R continues to decline, now at its lowest ever: 0.55 This corresponds to a 65% weekly decline in daily cases
Eran Segal
@segal_eran
Jan 10, 2021
Israel: 1.8 million vaccinated (~21% pop.) ~72% of all 60+ years old ~80% of all 70+ years old This week we expect to see the effect of the vaccines, by a drop in the relative number of 60+ years old out of the critically ill patients. Our projection is the blue dashed line
Eran Segal
@segal_eran
May 9, 2021
Israel presents: How vaccines beat COVID-19 (for now) Since mid-Jan peak: 99% fewer cases (now ~5 daily cases per million) 98% fewer critically ill (now ~0.4 daily per million) 98% fewer deaths (now ~0.2 daily per million) Life is back to normal, very few restrictions remain
Eran Segal
@segal_eran
Oct 7, 2020
Israel: What went wrong? How did we come to lead the COVID-19 cases chart? What caused the 2nd wave, why was it so bad, and is the lockdown working? A thread on Israel, the first country to impose a second lockdown, with lots of (don’t do) lessons to teach the world @EricTopol
Eran Segal
@segal_eran
Apr 25, 2021
Israel: Continuing to crush COVID-19 Since the mid-Jan. peak: 98% fewer cases (now 116 per day) 97% fewer critically ill (now 6 per day) 99% fewer deaths (now 2 per day) Masks outdoors no longer required, and remaining restrictions can and should probably be lifted
Eran Segal
@segal_eran
Feb 14, 2021
איך מסבירים לקולגה בארה"ב שמספר שקבעו לו תור לחיסון לעוד 4 חודשים, שאצלנו 2.25 מיליון לא מחוסנים יכלו לקבוע תור מיידי אם רק היו רוצים?
Eran Segal
@segal_eran
Feb 11, 2021
Israel: For the first time in the pandemic, there were fewer COVID-19 hospitalizations this week in the 60 y/o and older age group than in the 60 y/o and younger age group The 60 y/o and older were first to vaccinate and 91% of them have been infected or vaccinated to date
Eran Segal
@segal_eran
Mar 18, 2021
Israel: Further drop in R, now to 0.68, representing a 50% weekly decline in cases