Prognosis
How U.K. and Israel Raced to Global Lead in Covid Vaccinations
A Q&A with the former head of the U.K.’s Vaccine Taskforce and the chair of the Covid advisory committee at Israel’s Ministry of Health
People queue outside a Covid-19 mass vaccination center at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv.
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The U.K. and Israel have raced ahead of most of the rest of the world in Covid-19 vaccinations, speeding shots to millions of people.
Although new variants of the coronavirus are raising concern, the crash immunization programs show signs of working. Case numbers, hospitalizations and deaths are falling in both countries, allowing their governments to set out plans for reopening.