Covid-19: lack of volunteers, vaccination campaign slows down in Israel
A Covid-19 vaccination center in Beer-Sheva on January 31, 2021. AP - Oded Balilty
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The Jewish state has so far vaccinated three million people, or a third of its population.
But in the past two days, the number of vaccine candidates has halved, according to health officials.
The Israeli press even reveals that a vaccination center had to destroy more than 1,000 doses of vaccines for lack of volunteers.
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With our correspondent in Jerusalem,
Sami Boukhelifah
While most countries around the world struggle to get hold of the infamous Covid-19 serum, in Israel vaccines end up in the trash, reveals Channel 12, an Israeli television channel.
The Hebrew state has chosen
the vaccine from the Pfizer / BioNTech laboratory
.
It is one of the most efficient on the market, it is based on an unprecedented technology, but requires very specific storage conditions.
First, storage at -80 ° Celsius, then once thawed, the vaccine can be kept for up to five days at a temperature between 2 ° and 8 °.
But opened vials must be used quickly.
Only here, the exemplary Israelis in terms of vaccination against Covid-19 until then, no longer jostle at the entrance of vaccination centers.
During the last 48 hours, the Ministry of Health recorded a 50% drop in vaccinations.
This situation worries the health authorities who offer no explanation, but they now call
on people of all ages to be vaccinated.
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