PM Netanyahu: It seems that Israel will start vaccinating children even before the great freedom Israel today

In an interview with "Israel Today", the Prime Minister revealed details about the children's vaccine • "Will be given from the age of 12, maybe less" • "Expect approval in the spring - and we will receive it immediately" "•" The goal: to produce in Israel "• The full interview: in the" Israel of the Week "supplement

• "To make Israel a necessary link in the global supply of vaccines"

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"We will end the vaccinations during March-early April," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israel Today in an interview today (Wednesday), which will be published on Friday in "Israel Hashavua."

He said, "These are vaccines for the adult population. Then the vaccines for children will come. I guess they will be approved during April-May, and we will get these vaccines right after that. We are already in touch with the two big companies. I have personal contacts with their CEOs."

Either it will be the same vaccine - or a modified vaccine.

There will also be vaccines that are adapted to the various mutations that develop.

We are negotiating tens of millions of vaccines. "

Asked at what age children will be able to get the vaccine, the prime minister says: "At least 12 years old. It should be approved in April. The vaccines will arrive shortly after approval.

Netanyahu: "I spoke with the CEO of Pfizer, there will be no break in the arrival of vaccines in Israel" // From the Facebook page of the Information Center

In February of last year, Prime Minister Netanyahu had a background call, and then said that there was a new virus, corona, that was going to attack us.

He said it would be long and hard.

A year later, the obvious question is how much longer will we be around with this thing.

There are vaccines, but when do you take off the masks?

Netanyahu: "The masks? It will take more time. The children are a quarter of the Israeli population. We will have to develop another ability. We live in the age of viruses. I made sure that the State of Israel will be the world leader. Not only by procurement - The vaccines in the country. I'm talking to the CEOs of the two companies, Pfizer and Moderna, about two essential factories.

I want Israel to be a leader in this field as well.

To make Israel a necessary link in the global supply chain of vaccines. "