Israel: vaccination did not save the country The Israeli Ministry of Health on the morning of Monday, January 17, without explanation, did not publish new data on the coronavirus epidemic in the country. The day before, January 16, the publication of the report was delayed by about six hours due to "technical problems." The second delay occurs against the backdrop of a significant increase in the number of infected people. Perhaps this is due to the fact that many employees responsible for information support in the Ministry of Health are sick or in quarantine. On the evening of January 16, the Ministry of Health reported more than 253 thousand infected with coronavirus in the country, of which 1303 were hospitalized, 446 in serious condition (https://bit.ly/3rmKX6g). Culture and Sports Minister Healy Trooper has tested positive for the coronavirus. Trooper has been vaccinated with three doses of the coronavirus vaccine and feels fine. The minister did not take part in the government meeting, which took place on Sunday morning. Trooper became the fifth minister to test positive for coronavirus (https://bit.ly/3fBiXGy). The Israel Railways continues to cut train schedules due to sick drivers. The Rakevet Israel railway company reported that due to the illness of the drivers, the train schedule was reduced, the interval of movement was increased on some lines, and other lines were not served at all. According to the Rakevet Israel, the number of trains on the high-speed line between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv has been reduced by 50%: trains will run once an hour in each direction. Service on the Beit Shean-Haifa line has been completely discontinued. Stations on this line will be temporarily closed. There is no train traffic on the Dimona-Beersheba line. The station in Beit Shemesh has also been temporarily closed. The railway company said that free "shuttles" will run from closed stations. In addition, the operating time of the Ashkelon-Sderot-Netivot-Ofakim -Beer Sheva line will be reduced. Free buses will run after the trains stop working until midnight (https://bit.ly/3tBhCrk). It begs a naive question. Vaccination really does not affect the number of infected in the country? Or does it, after all, contribute to an increase in the number of infected citizens?