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Israel halts vaccine transfer abroad amid legal scrutiny
Decision comes after request by Attorney General Mandelblit asks PM to clarify the program that would send 45,000 vaccines to 20 friendly nations; program faced international and domestic criticism, including from Defense Minister Gantz
Itamar Eichner, Tova Tzimuki |
Published: 02.25.21 , 20:53
Israel announced Thursday the process of sending coronavirus vaccines to allied nations has been halted amid legal scrutiny as well as domestic and international criticism.
The decision came after Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit sent a letter to National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat asking for clarifications about the program that would send 45,000 vaccines to 20 countries in what has been called vaccine diplomacy .
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Head of public health services in the Health Ministry, Dr. Sharon Alroy-Preis, during an undated government meeting. (Knesset Spokesperson)
The head of public health in the Health Ministry, Sharon Alroy-Preis, distanced herself Thursday from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to reopen the economy by April, after vaccinating all Israelis over 16 by the end of March.
Israel this week eased many of its lockdown restrictions, opening stores and more schools, as well as recreational facilities for those vaccinated. As of Wednesday, one-third of the population was fully vaccinated and half had received at least one dose. The coronavirus infection rate, however, remain high, at over 4,000 a day.
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Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. (David Cohen/Flash90)
Under fire from Defense Minister Benny Gantz and others, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has suspended the transfer of coronavirus vaccines to other countries, according to media reports on Thursday evening.
Guatemalan Foreign Minister Pedro Brolo and Israel Ambassador to Guatemala Mattanya Cohen attend a ceremony after the arrival of a batch of the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines at the Guatemalan Air Force base in Guatemala City, Thursday. (Reuters/Luis Echeverria)
The decision followed a written query from Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit to National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat asking for clarifications about the program, which was prompted by Gantz’s demand that the shipments stop so that the security cabinet can discuss the matter. Gantz and other senior officials said on Wednesday that they had not been consu
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