An Israeli expert panel on Tuesday advised a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose to everyone aged 18 and above if the individual has received the third dose or has recovered from the disease at least five months prior to getting the fourth shot. In a Jan. 25 statement, the Israeli Ministry of Health (MOH) said that the recommendation was made given preliminary data showing the fourth shot is able to increase protection over three times against serious COVID-19 and double the protection against infection compared to those who have received three doses. The MOH noted in a separate statement that this data was according to a preliminary analysis performed by a team of researchers from the MOH, the Weizmann Institute of Science, the Technion, the Hebrew University, and the Gartner Institute at Sheba Medical Center. Israel, which was among the first countries to roll out the shots about a year ago, is already offering the second …