Israel began giving a fourth dose of corona vaccine to all residents over 60 on Monday. In view of the rapid spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced the previous evening that all over-60s and all medical staff are now entitled to a fourth vaccination dose if the third vaccination was more than four months ago.
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Response to the spread of Omicron variant
Israel hopes the fourth dose of vaccine will limit the effects of the omicron wave. “The omicron wave is here and we need to protect ourselves,” said Bennett. The number of new corona infections in Israel rose by 50 percent within 24 hours by Monday.
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