TEL AVIV – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was vaccinated against the coronavirus on live television Saturday, becoming the first Israeli and one of the world's leaders to be inoculated.Israel is set to begin vaccinating its health workers and nursing home residents beginning Sunday.
Netanyahu said he wanted to be the country's first recipient to set a personal example and to encourage Israelis to get the shot.
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence was vaccinated Friday in a similar attempt to boost public confidence in COVID-19 vaccines.“I believe in this vaccine,” he said before receiving the injection of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine at the Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv.