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Close to 100,000 Israelis who received first COVID vaccine dose have not followed up with second

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A Palestinian health worker prepares a Covid-19 vaccine injection at after the delivery of vaccine doses from Israel, at a Covid-19 vaccination center in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, February 3, 2021. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** קורונה חיסון חיסונים פלסטינים פלשתינים בית לחם מודרנה

Israel’s coronavirus vaccination rate remains one of the highest in the world, yet 100,000 Israelis who received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine have not come in for their second one.

Likewise, the ministry informed N12 and emphasized that this cohort of people did not necessarily test positive for coronavirus after receiving the first dose, but rather they are people who were supposed to receive the second dose but never arrived for their appointment.

The report comes as Israel’s coronavirus vaccination rate remains one of the highest in the world, with over 5.1 million citizens having already received the first dose of the vaccine, and among them, over 4.1 million having received the second dose.

The death toll in Israel from the virus is approaching 6,000, and is currently standing at 5,988.