Israel has administered a second COVID booster shot to more than 500,000 people, the Health Ministry said Friday.
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Israel began administering second boosters to the most vulnerable late last month and later began offering them to everyone over 60.
Authorities hope the additional boosters will blunt a wave of infections driven by the Omicron variant. Health Ministry figures show Israel currently has some 260,000 active cases. But only 289 patients are listed as seriously ill, far fewer than during previous waves.
Israel has reported 8,293 deaths from COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
