In East Jerusalem, vaccine turnout climbs -- but lags behind infection rates
81 shares East Jerusalemites receive COVID-19 vaccine injections at the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem Old City on February 26, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90) In a quiet schoolyard in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya, a handful of Palestinian residents made small talk as they waited their turn to be vaccinated Saturday. “Have you signed up to get vaccinated, Ahmad?” someone called from a balcony overlooking the area to a friend down in the yard. His friend yelled back: “I just got my first shot!” and flashed two thumbs up. Issawiya, one of East Jerusalem’s poorest nei...
Source: timesofisrael.com