An elderly woman receives a booster shot of her vaccination against the coronavirus disease at an assisted living facility, in Netanya, Israel. Photo: Ronen Zvulun/REUTERS On December 9, a big bright yellow DHL jet loaded with Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine landed in Israel, where it was welcomed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a dramatic photo op at Ben Gurion airport. Days later he became the first person in the country to be vaccinated, live on television, followed by millions of Israelis. Since then, Israel has given at least one jab to more than half its population, earning the title of most vaccinated country on Earth. By comparison, the United States has vaccinated about 10 percent of its population. While Israel races ahead on putting shots in arms, the country is also seeing a spike in cases, with almost 74 out of every 100,000 Israelis testing positive for the virus, compared to about 40 out of every 100,000 Americans. On Thursday, the death toll in Israel crossed 5,000. When asked about the seemingly contradictory puzzle, Galia Rahav, the head of the infectious-disease unit at Tel Aviv's Sheba Medical Center, sighed, chuckled, and said: "This is Israel. We have to be extreme… Read full this story
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