Posted on 12/13/20
| News Source: i24
Israeli health officials are mulling a plan to launch the country's nationwide vaccination program a week early as COVID-19 cases continue to spike, according to The Times of Israel.
Israel's Health Ministry said it will be holding a discussion with hospital representatives and medical workers on Sunday over the issue in light of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) final approval of COVID-19 vaccine produced by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer.
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The new plan calls for a nationwide rollout on December 20, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying up to 60,000 people a day will be inoculated.
The original rollout date was set for December 27 after the first batch of Pfizer's treatment, said to be 95 percent effective against the deadly disease, arrived in Israel last week.
Health Ministry director-general Chezy Levy said that although the vaccine developed by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech still needs government approval, he believes that decision will be announced in the coming days.
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