Israel Becomes First Country to Approve Fourth Vaccine Dose for Most Vulnerable

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Category : International Published on: January 03 2022

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Israel became the first country to approve a second booster shot for those who are most vulnerable to COVID-19 in an effort to stem the spread of the highly infectious omicron variant.
Israel is limiting the fourth vaccine dose to immunocompromised people, such as those who are undergoing cancer treatment and organ transplant recipients.
The doses would initially be given to those with weakened immune systems.
Israel was among the first countries to roll out Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine a year ago and began rolling out boosters last summer.

Israel Becomes First Country to Approve Fourth Vaccine Dose for Most Vulnerable