More Israelis vaccinated against COVID than sick since start of pandemic

• Date: 29 December 2020
• Published date: 29 December 2020
• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Some 495,000 Israelis were vaccinated as of Tuesday morning, just nine days into the vaccination campaign, while 407,285 Israelis had been confirmed as infected with the virus since the beginning of the outbreak. More than 115,000 Israelis were vaccinated on Monday alone.

The milestone comes amid reports from the media that the vaccine supply has been somewhat cut to HMOs throughout the country.

The director-general of the Meuhedet HMO Sigal Regev Rosenberg told KAN News on Tuesday that the vaccine supply had been cut, but would likely return after the HMOs raised awareness of the issue in the media. "We did not receive an orderly message and currently have to slow down the pace," said Rosenberg. "Hospitals do what they want - the issue should be orderly. It hurts our service to our customers."

Deputy Health Minister Yoav Kisch told Army Radio on Tuesday that vaccines may not have arrived at a number of HMOs but that there is not a shortage, adding that he expects that within weeks the entire at-risk population will be vaccinated.

The Health Ministry, together with the prime minister, is working to advance the number of coronavirus vaccinesthat will arrive in Israel next month to ensure that the country can continue its mass...