Live Update From the Liveblog of
Thursday, December 30, 2021
Channel 12 reports on costs of fighting the pandemic
Channel 12 reports on some of the costs of fighting the pandemic.
According to the network, over the past 18 months, Israel has spent NIS 29 billion ($9.3 billion). This includes:
NIS 6 billion ($1.93 billion) on tests
NIS 4.3 billion ($1.38 billion) on vaccines
NIS 500 million ($161 million) on antigen tests for schools
NIS 850 million ($274 million) on quarantine hotels
NIS 1.3 billion ($419 million) on staffing for various operations centers
NIS 250 million ($80 million) on public relations efforts