Israeli president receives third Pfizer jab, launching country’s over-60s Covid booster shot scheme

President Herzog

President Herzog has received his third dose of a Pfizer coronavirus jab, formally launching the country’s booster shot program for people aged over 60. The new scheme follows concerns over declining vaccine efficacy over time.

Herzog and his wife, Michal, were inoculated at the Sheba Medical Center, in Tel Aviv, on Friday. The politician praised the offer of a third vaccine dose for the over-60s, saying it was “vital to enable the normal circumstances of life … in this very challenging pandemic that humanity is faced with.”

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