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Vaccine drive to focus on second jab until new vials arrive

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Published: 4 January 2021

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Israel not providing vaccine to Palestinians in the West Bank; rapid spread of UK virus strain leaves enforcement ineffective; Haredim account for 25% of new infections

Palestinians excluded from Israeli Covid vaccine rollout as jabs go to settlers (Guardian)
Human rights groups accuse Israel of dodging obligations to millions in occupied territories who may wait months for vaccination

Palestinians: We didn't ask Israel for COVID-19 vaccine (Jerusalem Post)
The PA, with the help of the World Health Organization, has managed to secure the vaccine from other sources

Israeli task force warns British virus strain spreading, calls for full lockdown (Times of Israel)
Panel says infection increasing among kids; Health Ministry chief warns virus ‘running amok’; health official says no immediate plan to follow UK lead in delaying 2nd vaccine dose

COVID Haredi unit head: Enforcement ineffective (Jerusalem Post)
Speaking in an online press conference, Numa said infection rates in the ultra-Orthodox sector now account for a quarter of all infections

Don’t declare victory over Covid-19 pandemic until the final whistle blows – Prof Ran Balicer (Haaretz)

Vaccine drive to focus on second dose until new shipments come (Haaretz)
Israel is beginning the third week of the vaccination campaign with over 1 million Israelis already having received the first dose of the vaccine

Cartoon: Tamar Blumenfeld
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