Israel rolls out new omicron-tailored COVID-19 vaccines

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Published September 22, 2022 6:18 AM

By ELEANOR REICH
Associated Press

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel has started administering doses of the new COVID-19 vaccine tailored to fight the highly infectious omicron variant. The rollout of the new vaccines on Thursday came following Israel’s world-leading drive to vaccinate its population early in 2021. Health officials are now voicing growing concerns about increased COVID-19 infections in the upcoming winter. An official with the Israeli healthcare provider Clalit said that there had been “big demand” for the booster since the new campaign began. He said the clinic has been flooded with phone calls from people of all ages looking to schedule an appointment.

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