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Israel speeds ahead in the global vaccination race

Of its population of 9 million, around 495,000 people have been vaccinated

December 29, 2020 18:23
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A healthcare worker prepares a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at Clalit Health Services in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv, on December 23, 2020. - Israel has ordered 14 million coronavirus vaccine doses -- covering seven million people, as two doses are required per person -- from US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and US biotech firm Moderna. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
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Israel is leading the pack as countries race to vaccinate their populations. 

Israel’s total number of vaccinations has now surpassed the tally of infections since the start of the pandemic, the country’s health ministry said today.

The government department announced on Tuesday that of its population of approximately nine million, around 495,000 people had been vaccinated. 

“In nine days, we have more people vaccinated than the total number of cases from the start of the epidemic.

“It is not for nothing that we are the leading country in the world in terms of vaccination speed. We continue vaccinating Israel!”