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Magen David Adom reports on Monday that it has successfully completed the vaccination campaign as part of the Magen Avot VeImaot program of the Ministry of Health in all nursing homes and sheltered housing in the country. In doing so, Israel became the first country in the world to fully vaccinate all sheltered housing systems in its territory.

The Corona vaccination campaign for the elderly in nursing homes and sheltered housing began at the end of December and today, as stated, has reached the end of the second vaccination dose, for all residents and employees of sheltered housing and nursing homes in Israel.

MDA teams with extensive experience with the elderly population have undergone special training in preparation for the vaccinations as part of the "Magen Avot VeImaot" program and performed them in a high-quality, fast and highly professional manner.

MDA Director General Eli Bin: "We have taken a significant step in eradicating the pandemic. This is an important day where the elderly, parents, grandparents of all of us who are at high risk and a top priority in terms of vaccinations can breathe a sigh of relief and see the light at the end of the tunnel. Israel is at the forefront of vaccinating countries and a leader in the field worldwide and I sincerely hope that soon the vaccination campaign will expand to the entire population and with its help, we will defeat the corona virus and return to our daily lives. , professionally and quickly. "