More than 50,000 Israelis over 60 booked an appointment for the fourth vaccine

A day after the Ministry of Health approved the fourth vaccine for those aged 60 and over, more than 50,000 Israelis booked an appointment for the additional dose. According to the HMOs, in general, 22,000 made an appointment, and 13,000 were vaccinated - out of 600,000 insured. At Maccabi, 45,000 made an appointment and 6,000 were vaccinated out of 300,000 insured. In Meuhedet 9,000 booked an appointment and 3,000 were vaccinated out of 120,000 insured, and in Leumit 5,000 we booked an appointment and 1,000 were vaccinated out of 74,000 insured.
In Jerusalem, the vaccination and testing complexes were completely full from the early morning hours and the waiting time for the fourth vaccine was about an hour. Galia Kodmo, regional director of nursing at the United Health Insurance Fund, said that there was a very high response from the insured, and emphasized that the fund is prepared to continue the trend. "Everyone has heard on the news that the vaccine can be given, and that is the reason for the overload."
Lauren Soirsky, Clalit's director of nursing in the Asher area, said that since the morning there has been a growing demand for vaccines. "By 13:30 more than 250 people had already applied to be vaccinated, this is one of our new records. There were also a few children, but the vast majority from the new group who entered, adults over the age of 60. We expected a repeat tune of concerns, but these are people who come and know, We believe 100% that what will get us out of this thing is to get vaccinated. " According to her, in all the district you hear about the record numbers of applicants. "To us it's amazing. We're not chasing people and they come to get vaccinated voluntarily. It's a tremendous achievement."
On Sunday, a total of about 29,000 vaccine doses were given. 10,178 Israelis, most of them aged 5 to 11, were vaccinated for the first time, 6,434 Israelis received the second dose of the vaccine and 12,722 received the booster dose. This is the highest daily number of vaccinators in the booster dose since October 17. Prime Minister Bennett said last night that "those who have not been vaccinated - will be vaccinated. Those who have not received a booster - will receive, it is not too late. Those who have not vaccinated their children - will take them to get vaccinated. , said.
Meanwhile, the national information system in the Prime Minister's Office and the Ministry of Health are stepping up the Corona information headquarters and jointly launching an extensive information campaign to encourage immunization, including among children and populations where the booster immunization rate is relatively low - such as the ultra-Orthodox sector. As part of the information campaign, campaigns will be produced to explain the importance of immunization among all relevant target audiences.
The head of the national information department in the Prime Minister's Office, Elad Tene, said that "we combine the best information forces to explain to the public how important it is to get vaccinated, especially these days, when the omicron strain spreads rapidly. Our message is clear: "Take the kids, get vaccinated now."