Israel received its first shipment of vaccines from Pfizer today, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declaring the end of the epidemic “in sight” and vowing to be the first in Israel to receive the vaccine.
This is a great celebration for Israel,” said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the tarmac of Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, as a forklift unloaded cargo from a red and yellow DHL Express plane. .”
Israel ordered the first shipment of 8 million doses of the 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer Pharmaceuticals (Pfizer) of the United States and BioNTech of Germany.
Nitanyahu said, “The end (of the epidemic) is in sight.” According to today’s latest news, there are 348,948 confirmed cases in Israel, 2,932 of which are incurable.
He said, “It’s important for me to get the Israeli people vaccinated.”
Nitanyahu said, “I want to set an example for them, and I intend to be the first person in Israel to be vaccinated.”
The Pfizer & BNT vaccine has not yet been authorized for emergency use in Israel, but Nitanyahu said that approval for its use is expected in the “near” future.
Israel has also contracted to purchase 6 million doses of vaccine from Moderna Biotechnology, a U.S.-based biotechnology company, for delivery in 2021, providing a total of 14 million doses to 9 million people in the country.
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