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Israel’s vaccine drive officially began on Sunday morning, with healthcare workers, President Reuven Rivlin, and Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi set to receive the coronavirus shot throughout the day. Starting on Monday, Israelis aged 60-plus and at-risk populations will be able to get inoculated.
The government hopes to vaccinate some 60,000 people per day and as many as two million Israelis by the end of January. However, Hebrew media has reported that the first week would serve as a pilot program, tamping down expectations that hundreds of thousands of people would receive the vaccine within a matter of days.
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Israeli medical workers cheer at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov), on December 20, 2020 as the country s vaccination drive begins (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
An Israeli medical worker holds a coronavirus vaccination, at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center on December 20, 2020 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
Ronni Gamzu, CEO of Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and former virus czar receives a COVID-19 vaccine, at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov), on December 20, 2020 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
An Israeli medical worker holds a COVID-19 vaccine at Tel Aviv s Sourasky Medical Center on December 20, 2020 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
An Israeli medical worker receives a COVID-19 vaccine, at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center on December 20, 2020 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)