Israel’s Covid chief calls for fourth vaccine dose

Israel should begin preparations for administering fourth coronavirus vaccinations, the nation’s pandemic coordinator has said as daily infections continue to rise.

Professor Salman Zarka, who was appointed Israel’s Chief Covid-19 Officer in July, spoke of the need to roll out second booster shots to Israel’s Kan public radio, but did not propose a timeline in which to do this.

“Given that that the virus is here and will continue to be here, we also need to prepare for a fourth injection,” he said, The Times of Israel reports.