P.M Netanyahu got his 2nd vaccine: Israel will be first to emerge from the corona crisis

Last night, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein received the second dose of the corona virus at Sheba Hospital in Tel Hashomer. Exactly three weeks ago, they received the first dose in front of the cameras, and officially launched the vaccination campaign in Israel.
 "I am trained but I am also excited," Netanyahu said before receiving the shot from his personal physician, Dr. Berkowitz. "I am sure that Israeli citizens who are supposed to receive the second dose are as excited as I am."
The Prime Minister spoke about the arrival of vaccine shipments in Israel: "In my 17th conversation with my friend Pfizer CEO, we agreed on a huge shipment of vaccines to Israel, which will allow us to vaccinate all Israeli citizens over the age of 16 within two months - maximum until March. Through this operation we can come back to life, open everything.
51 Corona patients died over the weekend. The number of patients reached 1,646 - the highest since the outbreak of the plague - of which 964 were in critical condition. On Friday, 7,808 people were diagnosed with corona. The positive rate was 6.5% out of about 120,000 tests. As of last night, there are no green cities in Israel
A large shipment of Pfizer vaccines will be brought forward and will arrive in Israel this week. The head of the public health services, Dr. Sharon Elrai-Price, said during a discussion in the Constitution Committee on the quarantine regulations that "it could very well last for more than two weeks." "Today, 80% of Israel's residents are in red and orange localities - that means there is an epidemic that is raging."
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Bnei Gantz have agreed to give priority to teaching staff in vaccines against Corona. Netanyahu's office noted that "the prime minister complied with Ganz's request." The defense minister claimed that the vaccinations would begin "immediately", but a senior health ministry official told Ynet that "I do not know what the conclusion means that the vaccines for the first wave are quite over."
The Ministry of Health's office said that Netanyahu, Gantz and Minister Yuli Edelstein had agreed to apply together to the priority committee of the Corona vaccines, to examine the possibility of vaccinating the teaching staff. "This request joins Minister Edelstein's request this morning to prioritize special education teaching staffs," it said.
The decision comes a few days after the teachers' union secretary general Yaffa Ben-David threatened to shut down the system in the event that teaching staff are not vaccinated until next Tuesday. The defense minister responded to Gantz's request.
The Ministry of Health's office said that Netanyahu, Gantz and Minister Yuli Edelstein had agreed to apply together to the priority committee of the Corona vaccines, to examine the possibility of vaccinating the teaching staff. "This request joins Minister Edelstein's request this morning to prioritize special education teaching staffs," it said.
The decision comes a few days after the threat of the secretary general of the Teachers' Union, Yaffa Ben-David, to shut down the system in the event that teaching staff are not vaccinated until next Tuesday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Bnei Gantz have agreed to give priority to teaching staff in vaccines against Corona. Netanyahu's office noted that "the prime minister complied with Ganz's request." The defense minister claimed that the vaccinations would begin "immediately", but a senior health ministry official told Ynet that "I do not know what the conclusion means that the vaccines for the first wave are quite over."
The Ministry of Health's office said that Netanyahu, Gantz and Minister Yuli Edelstein had agreed to apply together to the priority committee of the Corona vaccines, to examine the possibility of vaccinating the teaching staff. "This request joins Minister Edelstein's request this morning to prioritize special education teaching staffs," it said.
The decision comes a few days after the threat of the secretary general of the Teachers' Union, Yaffa Ben-David, to shut down the system in the event that teaching staff are not vaccinated until next Tuesday.
Meanwhile, there was a slight decrease in the number of infections, in the positive rate and also in the number of vaccinated - but the number of patients is difficult towards the entry into force of the full closure close to the peak: 7,820 Israelis were diagnosed yesterday (Wednesday) as positive for Corona. In total, a record number of 127,000 tests were performed and the positive rate was 6.2% - the lowest figure in the last five days.
In hospitals across the country, 1,460 corona patients are hospitalized, 873 of them in critical condition - a number close to the peak recorded in early October. According to the Ministry of Health, 210 corona patients are connected to respirators. The death toll since the outbreak is 3,529 - 26 of them yesterday. 171 corona patients have died since the beginning of the month (average of 28.5 per day).
In Israel, there are 64,180 active corona patients. 12,326 of them are residents of Jerusalem, 2,954 live in Bnei Brak, 2,077 in Modi'in Illit, 1,828 in Tel Aviv-Yafo, 1,741 in Beit Shemesh, 1,711 in Haifa, 1,583 in Ashdod, 1,541 in Petah Tikva, 1,188 in Beitar Illit, 969 in Beer Sheva, 949 in Nazareth, 871 in Elad, 868 in Netanya , 853 in Holon, 825 in Rishon Lezion, 683 in Rehovot, 655 in Ramat Gan, 569 in Ashkelon, 514 in Ramla, 488 in Bat Yam, 485 in Tamra, 474 in Kiryat Gat, 461 in Lod, 450 in Shefar'am, 448 in Arad and 439 in Tiberias.
The Ministry of Health announced this morning that 91,300 people were vaccinated yesterday. In total, we have vaccinated about 1,593,000 Israelis to date, who constitute 17.5% of the population.
This morning, the Ministry of Health passed on to the HMOs and hospitals the guidelines for starting the second vaccine, towards next week. According to the guidelines, the first dose recipients in the hospitals will also receive the second dose in the hospitals, and the first dose recipients in the health funds will also receive the second dose in the health funds. However, vaccine recipients at the HMOs will be given the option to receive the second dose at another branch.