Scuffles erupted between security officials and members of the public at the Clalit vaccination center in northern Tel Aviv on Thursday, when dozens of people arrived without orders to receive the bullet, believing the admit at least.
Other facilities around Israel were also reporting long lines, with some people making a meeting unable to get the vaccine. Clalit is the largest of the four health maintenance organizations currently the only vaccine-administering organizations in the country.
Long lines at Clalit vaccination center in northern Tel Aviv
Daniel Ernest, who arrived at the Clalit facility in Tel Aviv after placing an order, decided to go home after seeing the crowds.
“I got here because I had a meeting and they told me the exact hour to arrive. But I understand there are people here who think they can get a bullet without ordering,” he said. e.
“I’ve also seen people who brought their partner or friend to the center telling them to get the vaccine too. So people realized they can come without a prescription and it’s a complete lie. I decided to go home since I will not live in such a people. ”
Another person waiting for the Clalit center said he was told he would arrive without a prescription.
“I did not make an appointment, they told me I could come without one. When I got here, they told me that you had to make an order, and that they would arrange I’ll wait here because I think I can get the bullet, at least as long as they said, I’ve been here for an hour and I haven’t nothing moves. ”
(Video: Meshi Ben-Ami, Shahar Goldstein)
There was calm, however, at the nearby Maccabi HMO vaccination center, where prescription lines and those without a prescription were brought to one side to make one available for the next available day.
Dudu Shashoa, who is in charge of Maccabi facilities in north Tel Aviv, said, “We only allow people with an order, which can be ordered through the call center or the phone app. “
“People here don’t have to wait more than two or three minutes. In the last few days, we’ve vaccinated around 2,500 people here.”
Shashoa urged anyone intending to turn up without a prescription not to do so as there would not be enough vaccine doses for the inoculated.