Some 127,000 tests yield positivity rate of 7.6% as country also crosses threshold of half a million infections since start of outbreak; Health Ministry data shows areas with prominent Haredi population have seen highest infection rates in last seven days
Vaccination Under Occupation
ON DECEMBER 19TH, Israel launched its ambitious Covid-19 inoculation program. In the weeks since, the country’s healthcare workers have already vaccinated over 1.9 million citizens, or 22% of its population, with the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, taking the lead as top per capita vaccinator in the world. Over 70% of people aged 60 and older have already received the first shot, according to Health Minister Yuli Edelstein. Last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced his government’s intention to inoculate all Israeli citizens over the age of 16 by the end of March a goal that, if met, would also likely make Israel the first country to vaccinate its entire population.
Israel takes yet another stride forward in its world-leading vaccination programme, with 'another huge shipment' of Pfizer/BioNTech jabs due to arrive next weekend
Tel Aviv: Israel has started vaccination drive against coronavirus. Israel has so far reported 485,434 COVID-19 cases, while the death toll in the country stands at 3,645. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday received a second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech anti-coronavirus vaccine, along with Health Minister Yuli Edelstein.
Taking to the Twitter, Netanyahu wrote, Receives the second shot in the Returning to Life campaign - all Israeli citizens will be vaccinated within 2-3 months and we will be able to open our economy. Another Tweet reads, I agreed with Pfizer on more huge shipments of vaccines to Israel that will allow us to vaccinate all Israeli citizens until mid-March. We can open up our whole economy and come back to life. We entered Corona together and with the help of the name we will leave it together, first in the world and stronger than ever.
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