Israel Agrees To Lend At Least 1 Million Covid-19 Vaccines Doses To Palestinian Authority

Israel Agrees To Lend At Least 1 Million Covid-19 Vaccines Doses To Palestinian Authority

Share to Linkedin Israel on Friday reached an agreement to send between 1 to 1. 4 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to the Palestinian Authority to help speed up vaccinations in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, a move that comes after Israel faced criticism for failing to offer equitable vaccine access to Palestinians living in the territories. A health worker prepares to inject a dose of the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine at Sabha Al-Harazin ... [+] Clinic in Gaza City, Gaza. As part of the deal, the Palestinian Authority will receive up to 1. 4 million doses of the Pfizer“”BioNTech vaccines that would have expired if left unused. The Palestinians would then reciprocate by sending the same number of doses to Israel in September and October when they receive their share of the vaccines from the WHO's Covax initiative. The deal was announced by the office of the new Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett but negotiations began in secret several months ago, according to the New York Times. The Israeli statement notes that agreement was reached in light of the fact that Israel has "a sufficient quantity of vaccines to meet all of its current needs." The Palestinians have so