UN General Assembly
2021

The second rule is to vaccinate early. Right from the start, Israelis were quick to get vaccinated. We are in a race against a deadly virus, and we must try to be ahead of it. In July, we were the first to learn that the vaccines were waning, getting weaker, which is what brought about a surge in Delta cases in Israel. It was then then that my Government decided to administer a third dose of vaccine — the booster — to the Israeli public. It was a tough decision, given that at the time the Food and Drug Administration had not yet even approved it.