TEL AVIV – Israel on Sunday began its coronavirus inoculation drive, aiming to vaccinate some 60,000 people a day in a bid to stamp out the illness that is once again surging among its population.The country will first immunize health workers, followed by the elderly, high-risk Israelis and those over 60 years old.
Israel says it has secured sufficient doses for much of the country's 9 million people from both Pfizer and Moderna, whose vaccine U.S.
authorities approved this week for emergency use. With public opinion polls showing many Israelis are reluctant to receive shots right away, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would set a “personal example” and insisted on being the first Israeli vaccinated.