Netanyahu to be first Israeli to take COVID-19 vaccine
Israel receives first batch of 100,000 doses
JERUSALEM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said that he will be the first citizen in Israel to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Netanyahu's remarks came upon the arrival of the first batch of 100,000 Pfizer vaccine doses.
"I am confident of the Pfizer vaccine, and I will be the first to be vaccinated, to be a role model for the rest of the public," Netanyahu said.
The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation said that a cargo plane arrived from Belgium at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, with 100,000 doses on board.
The vaccines were transferred to a special warehouse which was prepared for storage.
Another batch of 500,000 doses is expected to arrive in the coming days as well as another 1 million vaccines arriving next week.
Israel has a contract with US drugmaker Pfizer to supply it with the vaccine.
*Writing by Mahmoud Barakat
