Covid 19 coronavirus: As Israel reopens, 'whoever does not get vaccinated will be left behind' 23 Feb, 2021 06:28 PM 8 minutes to read Nearly half of Israel's population has received at least one dose of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine. Photo / AP Nearly half of Israel's population has received at least one dose of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine. Photo / AP New York Times By: Isabel Kershner New government and business initiatives are moving in the direction of a two-tier system for the vaccinated and unvaccinated, raising legal, moral and ethical questions. Israel has raced ahead with the fastest Covid vaccination campaign in the world, inoculating nearly half its population with at least one dose. Now the rapid rollout is turning the country into a live laboratory for setting the rules in a vaccinated society — raising thorny questions about rights, obligations and the greater good.