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Israel takes the lead as top COVID-19 vaccinator per capita

Clip: 1/10/2021 | 1m 48s

Israel takes the lead as top COVID-19 vaccinator per capita

As many countries began their COVID-19 vaccination rollouts last month, one country quickly charged ahead of the pack: Israel. The Middle Eastern nation is now the world's top vaccinator per capita, already inoculating more than 1.5 million people, or nearly 20 percent of its total population. But as it faces a growing number of COVID-19 cases, can the country keep up its lead?

01/10/2021

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