Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, August 29, 2021
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, August 29, 2021
Health Ministry announces COVID booster shots now available to all vaccine eligible
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on Google
A woman receives her third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a Clalit Health Services clinic in Jerusalem, August 29, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Health Ministry Director-General Nachman Ash announces that COVID-19 booster shots will now be offered to all Israelis eligible to receive the vaccine.
“From today the third dose is available to everyone,” Ash says at a press conference.
The boosters will be available to anyone 12 and older, provided five months have passed since getting a second dose.
The Health Ministry says those who get a booster shot will only have to quarantine for 24 hours after returning from abroad or upon receiving a negative coronavirus test result, rather than a full week.
If you’d like to comment, join
The Times of Israel Community.
The Times of Israel Community.
JOIN THE TOI COMMUNITY
Already a member? Log in here