Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said tonight (Thursday) at a press conference he held that the state would vaccinate the entire relevant population against the corona by the end of March. “I had conversations with the CEO of Pfizer. The last call took place in the last day. We will vaccinate the entire population over the age of 16 until the end of March. As part of the agreement with Pfizer, the first plane with the new vaccines will arrive as early as Sunday. We agreed that Israel would be a global model country for the rapid vaccination of an entire country“.
Benjamin Netanyahu at a cabinet meeting on corona vaccines and the British mutation. Photo: Prime Minister’s Office
He added that “we will vaccinate the entire relevant population and anyone who wants can be vaccinated. In the coming days we will publish the order of vaccines. Israel will share with Pfizer and the world the statistics that will help develop strategies to defeat the corona virus. We can do this because our health system is advanced In the world. “
Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said that “on Saturday night we will start vaccinating the second dose. In the coming days we will start making appointments again, not only for people aged 60 but also for other populations.”
In addition, a modern company is also preparing for another shipment that is due to arrive next week, after the first 100,000 vaccines that were delivered to Israel arrived today.
Today, the Ministry of Health published the latest data on both the morbidity in Israel and the progress of the “give a shoulder” vaccination campaign. According to the data, so far more than 1.5 million people have been vaccinated in Israel, including about 70% of the total population over the age of 60. In contrast, in the last day, 7,830 new corona patients were diagnosed in Israel, while the number of severe patients exceeded 900.
Meanwhile, tonight at midnight, the closure regulations will come into force, which will last until January 21, in light of the increasing morbidity data. Schools will return to the distance learning format, with the exception of special education, at-risk youth and boarding schools. Due to the situation, Prime Minister Netanyahu acceded to Defense Minister Bnei Gantz’s request to prioritize teaching staff in administering the vaccines.