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Israel leads in vaccinations

Israel's vaccination drive is in high gear, operating seven days a week, 24 hours per day, including on the Sabbath.
An Israeli military medic prepares to administer the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the medical centre of Tzrifin military base in the Israeli town of Rishon Lezion on December 28, 2020. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Health Ministry director Hezi Levi said this morning that there are currently enough vaccines to immunize a significant segment of the Israeli population. Speaking with Ben Caspit and Yinon Magal on 103FM radio station, Hezi noted that the authorities are working to receive more doses. Israel has so far administered only the Pfizer vaccinations, with Moderna vaccinations expected to arrive to the country in the first quarter of 2021.

Hezi spoke shortly after the ministry announced a new daily record in coronavirus vaccination numbers: Sunday saw 98,916 shots administered, bringing the total number of Israelis vaccinated to 379,000. Per capita, Israel has just slightly passed Bahrain and most European countries.

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