Against the background of the national exercise against the outbreak of Corona's fifth wave, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett today (Thursday) addressed for the first time the vaccination of children in Israel.
Last night, the team of experts overwhelmingly recommended the vaccine.
"There is no reason to leave our children defenseless. There is no reason for a child to infect and infect others with all life ahead of them. Therefore, I call on parents - vaccinate your children, take care of them, give them the same layer of protection you have," the prime minister said.
"We are starting an unprecedented event here," Bennett stressed. "It is important in itself and it is also important because it teaches that it is possible otherwise. We have proven that with proper management, it is possible to defeat the plague."
"The world is in a pandemic reality, the corona has not yet disappeared," the prime minister added, "Europe, for example, is at a peak morbidity at the moment. Reach other, more deadly, more contagious and vaccinated bypass strains.
Therefore, the State of Israel must prepare.
One can wait to see what will happen and hope for the best, but the right thing is to prepare for any scenario.
Check that all government ministries are ready, that hospitals know how to deal with even extreme scenarios, that our scientists are closely following every variant that has emerged in the world, even when it is small.
From our experience we will contribute to other countries as well.
We are already doing this, and we will continue to be a global center of knowledge and insights, saving lives all over the world. "
"The most important tool at our disposal today against the virus is of course the vaccines," the prime minister continued. "Our goal is for the majority of the population to be protected. "
The exercise is led by the Defense Ministry's Defense Commissioner, Brigadier General (Res.) Moshe Edri, and is attended by the directors of government ministries and representatives of professional bodies, the Corona Commissioner, the head of the Ministry of Health's public health services, the chairman of the Constitution Committee, For National Security (National Security Council) and IDF representatives, the Home Front Command and more.