The first delivery of Pfizer vaccines will arrive in Israel on Thursday, according to multiple Hebrew media reports.
The delivery will see some 100,000 doses arrive at Ben Gurion Airport, along with dozens of company representatives
According to Channel 12, this first delivery is something of a pilot program, to practice the transit and storage of the vaccines, which require storage at -70° C (-94° F).
Ynet says a second, larger delivery is expected the following day.
Israel may get up to four million doses of the vaccine — enough to inoculate two million people, by month’s end.
However, the vaccines are not yet approved for use, and Israel is awaiting word from the US Food and Drug Administration, which is expected to hold a potentially decisive meeting Thursday.
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