Israel approves fourth vaccine dose for people vulnerable to Covid

Airport workers move a shipment of Pfizer’s anti-viral Covid-19 pill, Paxlovid, at Ben Gurion International airport (Maya Alleruzzo/AP)

Israel has become the first country to approve a fourth vaccine dose for people most vulnerable to Covid-19 as it braces for a wave of infections fuelled by the Omicron variant.

Nachman Ash, the director general of the Health Ministry, announced the decision at a press conference late on Thursday.