Prognosis
Israel Gives Half of Population at Least One Covid Shot
Almost 3.3 million people have been given two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech shot.
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Israel has now vaccinated half its population against Covid-19, another milestone on the way to subduing the pandemic.
More than 4.6 million people have gotten at least one dose of the vaccine from Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE, according to Health Ministry data released Friday. With nearly 8% of the country having recovered from the disease and likely developing some resistance to reinfection, that could bring Israel closer to herd immunity.