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The EU’s medicines watchdog says it has moved forward the date for a decision on authorizing Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine to January 6 from January 12.
The Amsterdam-based European Medicines Agency says US-based Moderna has sent extra data ahead of schedule, so the regulator has “scheduled an extraordinary meeting on 6 January 2021 to conclude its assessment, if possible.” AFP I m proud to work at The Times of Israel
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Rabbi of the Western Wall Shmuel Rabinovitch and a delegation from the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain at a candle-lighting ceremony at the Kotel for the fifth night of Hanukkah, on Dec. 14, 2020. Credit: Western Wall Heritage Foundation.
A delegation from the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain took part in a Hanukkah candle-lighting ceremony at the Western Wall on Monday night.
Speaking at the event, Western Wall Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch said, “Who would have believed that peace would come to our home in such a glorious way? It is a Hanukkah miracle to see a delegation from the Emirates and Bahrain that is taking part in the candle-lighting.”
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Yisrael Beytenu MK Eli Avidar. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
Health officials have said that the government will not require citizens to get coronavirus vaccines and will not sanction those who refuse the shots, but Health Minister Yuli Edelstein chastised a Yisrael Beytenu MK on Wednesday for an anti-vaccine remark.
MK Eli Avidar earlier in the day acccused the government and Health Ministry of whipping up “hysteria” and said he would not get the shot.
“It’s in the interest of Netanyahu and the Health Ministry to make us all hysterical,” he told 103 FM.
Edelstein practically accused him of murder. “A public official who calls for not getting the vaccine, this has the potential to kill someone,” Edelstein said. “It’s terrible.”
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President Reuven Rivlin speaks during a press conference at the President s Residence in Jerusalem, on February 16, 2020. (Flash90)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Reuven Rivlin, and IDF chief of staff Aviv Kohavi will all be vaccinated against coronavirus in the coming days, their offices said, as leaders seek to serve as an example for the Israeli population.
Israel is preparing to launch a mass vaccination program next week, with the government setting a target of 60,000 vaccinations a day once the drive begins, meaning two million Israelis could be vaccinated by the end of January.
Along with some four million doses from Pfizer expected to arrive by the end of the month, Channel 12 news said Wednesday that another four million were expected to come by the end of March for a total of eight million doses enough to vaccinate four million people.
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