“Give a shoulder” operation: Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said this morning (Thursday) in an interview with the High Court of Justice that he “estimates that within a week or two, the vaccines will also be opened to the young population.”
Operation “Give Shoulder” launched: Medical teams in hospitals begin to be vaccinated // Photo: Yoni Rickner
Regarding reports of the difficulty in making appointments for the elderly population, Edelstein said: “The appointments for at-risk populations scheduled for another month and a half will be brought forward. There will be no such wait.” The vaccination campaign in Israel began last Sunday and last night the minister updated that “in total we already have 140,000 vaccinated. The pace is good.” According to data yesterday, we vaccinated about 65,000 civilians.
After the government approved the entry into a third closure tonight starting this coming Sunday, the head of the Ministry of Health’s public health service, Dr. Sharon Elrai Price, clarified that despite the restrictions on movement “he will be allowed to be vaccinated during the closure – he should not stop this critical process” .
Meanwhile, this morning, the Clalit Health Fund announced that the vaccination complexes will be open from this morning at additional points throughout the country and will operate until 20:00 in the evening. The response to the vaccinations is high and in order to maintain the safety of the vaccination process and the supervision required after the injection is given, patients without a coordinated appointment will not be accepted in our complexes.
The HMO said: “We are asking the public not to come to the complexes without an appointment. Following our announcement yesterday, we emphasize that patients who received appointments late in January will be brought forward to upcoming dates and the appointment will be made in the coming days. Assist and coordinate their vaccination date. ”