Israel Lowers Age of Eligibility for COVID-19 Vaccine Booster to 30: Health Ministry

Israel Lowers Age of Eligibility for COVID-19 Vaccine Booster to 30: Health Ministry
A woman receives a vaccination against COVID-19 at a temporary Clalit healthcare maintenance organisation center, in Herzliya, Israel, on Feb. 3, 2021. Amir Cohen/Reuters
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Israel expanded its COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to those over 30 years old on Tuesday, broadening its booster campaign amid a surge in the Delta variant.

A statement from the Health Ministry said its decision to lower the age of eligibility for a third dose of the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine from 40 to 30 followed a recommendation of its advising experts and its epidemiology task-force and vaccines committee. Boosters are administered to people who have received their second dose at least five months ago.