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Israel Approves Third Vaccine Dose for Those Over 50
- Move lowers age of eligibility for booster shot from 60+
- Israel is battling a fourth wave of virus due to delta variant
Israelis arrive to get their third dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine at the Clalit Health Service in Jerusalem.
Photographer: Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images
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Israel approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech booster vaccine for those over the age of 50 from Friday, as the country grapples with its fourth wave of Covid-19.
Israel’s Covid-19 national experts advisory team had recommended that the age of eligibility be lowered to 50 from 60, and it was accepted by the Ministry of Health, according to a government statement. Healthcare workers, prisoners, prison wardens and some high-risk patients under the age of 50 will also be offered the third shot.