Israel urges world to follow its rapid COVID vaccine rollout – but Palestinians are left waiting

Israel urges world to follow its rapid COVID vaccine rollout – but Palestinians are left waiting

Israel's health minister has urged countries simply to "get out there" if they want to replicate his country's vaccination success.Speaking to Sky News, Yuli Edelstein said that expert logistics, early procurement, close co-operation with the manufacturer and Israeli innovation had all been combined to make the country a clear leader in the global vaccination race.

"The faster we get the vaccine into their arms, the less cases we'll see in our hospitals and, God forbid, deaths," Mr Edelstein said.

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Yuli Edelstein and Benjamin Netanyahu received the first two jabs live on prime-time television last month



"Get out there. Don't put a huge station in the middle of your capital and wait for people to come... Try to get it out to - if not to their homes - then at least to their areas;