How many Israelis have received the H1N1 vaccine?”
From jpost.com: Only 1.3% of Israelis got H1N1 shot; 3 more people with swine flu die By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH An 11-year-old girl, and two women aged 25 and 77 – all suffering from serious chronic illnesses – died on Monday after being infected with H1N1 virus, the Health Ministry said. The first died at Haifa’s Rambam Medical Center, the second at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and the third at Wolfson Medical Center in Holon. They were the 61st, 62nd and 63rd Israelis listed as victims of the H1N1 flu strain, even though in none of the cases could the deaths be blamed on the virus due to lack of autopsies. Meanwhile, although Prime Minister (and acting health minister) Binyamin Netanyahu has ordered 7.3 million doses of H1N1 vaccine – enough for every resident except for newborns – the average Israeli does not seem interested in getting the shot. According to the latest figures of the Center for Disease Control, only 1.3 percent of res
JERUSALEM, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) — The latest figures of Israel’s Center for Disease Control showed that only 1.3 percent of residents, or 96,772 people, have received the A/H1N1 vaccination, local daily The Jerusalem Post reported Tuesday. The figures came about a month after the first 350,000 doses became available in the country with a population of about 7 million, said the report, adding that many of those who were vaccinated work in the health system. The low level of vaccination indicated that the average Israeli does not seem interested in getting the shot, said the newspaper. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is also health minister, has already ordered 7.3 million doses of A/H1N1 vaccine, enough for every resident in the country except for newborns. Meanwhile, Israeli Health Ministry said an 11-year-old girl, and two women aged 25 and 77, all suffering from serious chronic illnesses, died on Monday after being infected with the A/H1N1 virus, bringing the total number
The latest figures of Israel’s Center for Disease Control showed that only 1.3 percent of residents, or 96,772 people, have received the A/H1N1 vaccination, local daily The Jerusalem Post reported Tuesday. The figures came about a month after the first 350,000 doses became available in the country with a population of about 7 million, said the report, adding that many of those who were vaccinated work in the health system.
