Israel Health Ministry Makes New COVID Vaccine Available for Some People

More people will be able to receive the Moderna shot in the future.

A resident receives a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a nursing home after Israel approved it for people older than 60, in Tel Mond, Israel, on Jan. 6, 2022. Amir Levy/Getty Images

The Israel Ministry of Health (MOH) announced guidelines for the new COVID-19 vaccine booster on Sept. 21.

In the first phase, people at high risk for serious illness from the virus who are aged 12 and older will be able to get the booster beginning in mid-October.