Israel Approves 4th COVID-19 Vaccine Dose for Immunosuppressed People

Israel Approves 4th COVID-19 Vaccine Dose for Immunosuppressed People
An Israeli man receives a fourth dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine , as the Israeli hospital conducts a trial of the vaccine's fourth jab on staff volunteers, at the Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan near Tel Aviv, on Dec. 27, 2021. Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images
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The Israeli government has approved a second COVID-19 vaccine booster shot for people with weakened immune systems, such as cancer patients and organ transplant recipients.

It comes after the country’s Pandemic Expert Committee last week recommended the fourth shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for immunocompromised people, people older than 60, and health care workers.