Israel Launches COVID-19 Vaccination Drive; Top US Commander Arrives to Talk About Iranian Threat
1 Israel’s vaccine drive officially began on Sunday morning, with healthcare workers, President Reuven Rivlin, and Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi set to receive the coronavirus shot throughout the day. Starting on Monday, Israelis aged 60-plus and at-risk populations will be able to get inoculated. The government hopes to vaccinate some 60,000 people per day and as many as two million Israelis by the end of January. However, Hebrew media has reported that the first week would serve as a pilot program, tamping down expectations that hundreds of thousands of ...