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Published: 03.17.21 , 08:11
Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said on Wednesday that more than four million Israelis have already received two doses of the coronavirus vaccine and are eligible for a green pass that grants them access to restaurants, cultural and sports events, travel abroad and more. An additional million have had their first jab. There are still about one million people that could receive their vaccines but have not yet done so, Edelstein said. I call on all of them do so. There is no reason to wait. You see how effective the vaccines are and how dangerous COVID-19 can be, he said.
The new law states that people sent to quarantine at home must wear a bracelet
If they refuse, travellers will be required to quarantine in a state-run hotel
Currently, all people entering the country are required to isolate upon arrival
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Contentious requirement passed a final vote in the Knesset 4-1 on Wednesday
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After pressure, Health Ministry agrees to vaccinate Palestinian student
Following weeks of criticism, Israel s Health Ministry reverses decision to bar a Palestinian student at Tel Aviv University from getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
An Israeli receives the COVID-19 vaccine injection at a vaccination center in Jerusalem, February 16, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Three weeks after she was denied a COVID-19 vaccination by Israel’s Health Ministry, a Palestinian student living in the occupied West Bank who studies at Tel Aviv University finally received the vaccine.
As Local Call first reported three weeks ago, Tel Aviv University initiated a vaccination drive for faculty, staff, and students, including foreign students. Nadia Sabaana, a resident of the northern West Bank and a graduate student studying in the Tel Aviv Business Administration program, arrived on campus to get the vaccine, but was repeatedly turned away by the medical staff running the vaccine drive.
Israeli Health officials are considering lifting the nation’s outdoor mask mandate by April as the number of new coronavirus cases and deaths decline, Israel’s Channel 12 News reported Sunday.