The Israeli government said today, Friday, that it had agreed with the Palestinian Authority on a deal to exchange anti-Coronavirus vaccines, according to which the authority will transfer one million doses of vaccine that will soon expire.
As part of this capacity, Israel will receive the next shipment of vaccine doses, which were allocated by Pfizer to the Palestinian Authority.
A statement by the Israeli government said that, based on the recommendations of the competent authorities, and after studying work and receiving all permits, it was agreed today, Friday, that Tel Aviv will transfer a quantity ranging between one million and 1.4 million doses of vaccine against Corona manufactured by Pfizer, and its effect will soon expire to the Palestinian Authority.
The statement added that in return for these doses, Israel will receive the same amount from the company during the months of September and October of this year, at the expense of the shipment that was planned to be sent to the Palestinian Authority.
He explained that this plan was approved in light of Israel’s possession of a sufficient stockpile of vaccines, which currently meets all needs.
Palestinian clarification
For her part, Palestinian Health Minister Mai Al-Kila announced that the ministry will start receiving one million doses of the Pfizer vaccine safely, and in batches, in the coming days.
The ministry stated in a statement issued this evening, Friday, that it had received an offer from Pfizer to urgently obtain about one million doses from the Israeli side, provided that the company at the end of this year would give the same amount to the Israeli side from the share of Palestine.
The ministry indicated that it had agreed to the offer in order to expedite the vaccination process, stressing that all technical aspects related to vaccinations were checked by a specialized technical committee from the Palestinian Ministry of Health, which confirms the validity and validity of these vaccinations.
Israel launched a massive vaccination campaign at the end of last December after an agreement with the giant pharmaceutical group Pfizer, and so far more than 5 million Israelis have received two doses of the vaccine.
Israel, which has been leading the world in terms of the rapid introduction of vaccines, has been criticized for not doing more to ensure that the Palestinians receive the vaccine.
On the Palestinian side, about 260,000 doses of the vaccine were received in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health