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Israel Approves Fourth Covid Vaccine Dose for Vulnerable

A health worker administers a fourth dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Dec. 30.photographer: Kobi Wolf for Bloomberg

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By Amy Teibel

December 31, 2021 at 6:50 AM UTC

Updated on

December 31, 2021 at 8:51 AM UTC

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Israel’s Health Ministry has approved a fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine for highly vulnerable populations, a step back from an original plan to administer it to everyone aged 60 and over.

The extra shot will be available for people who are immunocompromised, as well as residents of nursing homes, and patients at geriatric hospitals, according to orders issued late Thursday and Friday from Ministry Director-General Nachman Ash.