Posted on 02/15/21
| News Source: i24
Health minister says 2.2 million citizens will receive green passports next week
Israel’s Health Ministry is formulating a legislation that will provide workplaces that receive customers the legal framework to compel employees who refuse to vaccinate against COVID-19 to test for the disease every two days, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said Monday, according to outlet Ynet.
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The remark comes amid healthcare provider Clalit Medical Services’ latest study suggesting that the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine gave recipients 94 percent protection against the illness.
Edelstein further noted that 142,000 people received a dose of the vaccine on Sunday, as Israel remains the world’s leading country in inoculations per capita. Read more at i24