Coronavirus vaccination: more than 8 million doses administered in Israel

More than eight million doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine have been administered in Israel, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said Sunday morning. It takes two doses to be completely vaccinated. Of the eight million doses, more than three million were second doses, meaning that more than three million Israelis were fully vaccinated. Specifically, 4,687,114 had at least one sting and 3,320,355 also had their second dose. At the same time, Maccabi Health Services announced that it has achieved the goal of the Ministry of Health to vaccinate 90% of the clients 50 years and older. This is the first fund to reach this target. The fund’s overall vaccination rate is 74% of its members over 16. The data also showed that Maccabi, with 625 clients between the ages of 16-18 who were vaccinated, was leading by a large margin, and ultimately it showed that 51 % of pregnant women belonging to the fund have chosen to be vaccinated.

The Ministry of Health reported that about 39 pregnant or new mothers were admitted to hospital with the virus on Saturday morning, ten of whom were in a critical condition. “Despite the high vaccination rate, we can not rest for a moment and will try our best to get Sigm Dadon Levi, the fund’s executive director, to tell more and more members to vaccinate. “We call on anyone who is still afraid of the vaccine to contact the medical staff at their convenience and receive complete and comprehensive answers to all their questions.” Edelstein is proud of the eight million vaccines administered, but said: “It is not enough for a reality of transgressions, meetings and parties. We must hold back. We can reach the end of the battle.” Shushan Purim, hundreds gathered in the city center for a similar experience – many of them without masks.