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First in world, Israel agrees to give seniors 60+ third COVID jab
[JPost] - The country’s four major health funds said they are preparing to welcome individuals over the age of 60 for a coronavirus booster shot, as Israelis were banned from traveling to four more countries and the Green Pass went back into effect.The Health Ministry’s coronavirus vaccination committee voted by an almost unanimous majority of 56-1 to administer the third shot of the Pfizer vaccine to elderly people who were jabbed more than five months ago at a meeting that ran from 9 p.m. to midnight on Wednesday, despite a third shot still not being approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. President Isaac Herzog will receive the country’s first booster shot on Friday. Maccabi Health Services said it would start vaccinating on Friday. The other health funds said they would begin taking appointments and offering shots on Sunday. "Our strategy is clear: To safeguard life, and to safeguard daily routine in the State of Israel," Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said. He explained that the decision was based on considerable research and analysis, as well as the "rise and risk of the Delta variant wave. Israel has already vaccinated 2,000 immunosuppressed people with a third dose with no severe adverse events. Now, we are rolling out a national third-dose campaign. We will share all the information we have with the rest of the global community as we make progress." Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2021-07-29 |
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