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Thursday, April 22, 2021
Over 5 million Israelis now fully vaccinated against COVID after 2nd shot
Over 5 million Israelis have received two COVID-19 vaccine shots, according to new Health Ministry figures.
With close to 5,000 people receiving their second shot today, the total number of people to have been fully vaccinated stands at 5,003,113. The number of people to have received at least one shot is 5,372,417.
With Israel’s vast vaccine campaign showing results, just 113 new coronavirus cases were recorded since yesterday, bringing the total number of cases diagnosed since the start of the pandemic to 837,668.