Israel on Monday signed an agreement with Pfizer and Moderna to buy millions of additional vaccine doses in 2022.
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In the world struggling with Coronavirus, Israel has become a country where it is no longer necessary for people to apply masks. Israel has now prepared to buy Coronavirus Vaccine for 2022 to get freedom from masks. Israel on Monday signed an agreement with Pfizer and Moderna to buy millions of additional vaccine doses in 2022. Under this agreement, Israel also has the option to purchase another batch of vaccine.
However, till now the information about how many doses of the vaccine will be purchased from which company is not available. But according to local media reports, Israel has agreed to buy 1.8 crore vaccine doses from both companies. Apart from this, it will also have the option to buy millions of other doses. Earlier, it was reported that Israel is going to buy 36 million doses of vaccine. It was told that most of the purchases are to be done with Pfizer.
Lockdown will not be implemented in Israel again: Netanyahu
At the same time, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday, “There are some obstacles in Israel, which we have to overcome and we have found a way to overcome them.” He said, Israel will once again lead the world in the fight against coronovirus. Now lockdown will not be done again, we have come out of it. Pfizer CEO Albert Borla also announced the deal. He said that governments around the world are working on long-term preparations for Corona and Israel is at the forefront in this direction.
Agreement reached for $ 460 million
According to the deal related to the vaccine, the vaccine doses that will be supplied to Israel can also be changed according to each variant. According to a Channel 12 report, the deal is valued at $ 460 million (about Rs 343 crore). Country Health Minister Yuli Edelstein I am glad that despite unnecessary political difficulties, we have reached an agreement with Pfizer.
Israel wants to hold top in case of vaccination
Israeli Health Ministry Director-General Chezy Levy has said that Israel has enough vaccine to give doses to people without a vaccine. However, he stressed that Israel needs a steady supply of vaccines and wants to stand at the forefront of vaccination in the world. It has been told that additional doses of vaccine will be given to children, as soon as they become eligible for it.
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