Israel signs deal with Pfizer to supply vaccines for 2022
Itamar Eichner |
Published: 04.19.21 , 17:52
Israel Monday has signed an agreement with Pfizer for the purchase of millions of coronavirus vaccine doses for 2022.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein announced the deal, which also includes options to buy millions of additional shots if needed.
Netanyahu hailed the agreement, adding that he hopes that Israel will sign a similar agreement with Moderna.
Sources close to the prime minister said the deal does not require governmental approval.
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Israel has dropped its almost year-long outdoor mask mandate as it inches towards total immunisation of its adult population. The country s highly successful vaccination campaign has drastically cut deaths.
Israelis no longer have to wear masks outdoors as Covid-19 cases plummet
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Israelis enjoying their outdoor time as Covid-19 restrictions began gradually lifting in Tel Aviv, Israel last month
Image: Xinhua News Agency/PA Images
Israelis enjoying their outdoor time as Covid-19 restrictions began gradually lifting in Tel Aviv, Israel last month
Image: Xinhua News Agency/PA Images
ISRAELIS WILL NO longer have to wear masks outdoors starting from today as the number of virus infections plummets.
“The rate of infection in Israel is very low thanks to the successful vaccine campaign in Israel, and therefore it is possible to ease (restrictions),” , Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said in a statement Thursday.
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Middle East News: The vaccination of close to five million people has sent Israel's coronavirus caseload tumbling from some 10,000 new infections per day as recently as