“I was also vaccinated.
Citizens of Israel, dear citizens, come also to get vaccinated, ”he wrote on Twitter.
גם אני התחסנתי.
אזרחיות ואזרחי ישראל יקיריי, צאו להתחסן גם אתם.
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- ראובן (רובי) ריבלין (@ruvirivlin) December 20, 2020
Rivlin also assured that the vaccines entering Israel have gone through a rigorous testing process and have received approval from both the US Food and Drug Administration and the Israeli Ministry of Health.
On December 19, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was the first in the country to be vaccinated against the coronavirus with Pfizer.
On the morning of December 20, mass vaccination against COVID-19 began in Israel.