Hard-hit By Covid, Israel's Ultra-Orthodox Slow to Get Shots
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Bnei Brak, Israel (AP) -- Yossi Levy has repeatedly booked and canceled his coronavirus vaccine appointment. The 45-year-old ultra-Orthodox Jew recovered from the virus earlier this year, as have his eight children and wife. But a combination of lethargy and procrastination has prevented him from following through and getting inoculated.
“It isn't something pressing. I'm not opposed to it. It's just laziness," he said.