President Reuven Rivlin, 81, received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem on Sunday and called on the public to follow suit.
“We’re all on the same boat,” Rivlin said. “When you go out to get the vaccine, you protect not only your own health, but the health of everyone around you as well and you help to make it easier. Get back on track and help shift the wheels of the economy and reduce the huge burden on our medical staff, true heroes and the heroes of this real crisis. ”
Nurse Havah Gardner delivers Pfizer coronavirus vaccine to President Reuven Rivlin
(Photo: GPO)
Nurse Havah Gardner gave the vaccine to Rivlin who thanked nursing teams across the country.
“It seems you can’t stress this enough. Thank you for the long hours, the effort and the care. The Israeli society is very grateful to you. We have a responsibility, and we need to listen to you and give you appropriate conditions to protect you, just as you protect and will protect you and our health. “
Rivlin closed down his views by appealing to citizens for fear of getting vaccinated.
“I know that there are several among the Israeli population who have concerns and doubts about the long-awaited vaccines. These are legitimate concerns, but it is important to remember that the doses vaccine that reaches Israel has undergone a rigorous testing process., has passed rigorous testing, and has finally received approval from both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Israeli Ministry of Health, “Rivlin said. “These are heavy institutions that have a high regard for human life, reliability and precision and can be trusted.”
“For many months now, the whole world, and we here in Israel, have been going through a long and difficult crisis. In addition to the precious lives we lost in epilepsy, more than 3,000 people, the social pace guide severely damaged economic damage, and disrupted the content of our lives. “