In Israel, children under 11 are vaccinated faster than adolescents

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Health insurance figures show that children aged 5 to 11 are vaccinated faster in Israel than adolescents aged 12 to 15, The Times of Israel reports. .

In Maccabi the percentage of young children who received the vaccine was twice that of children 12-15 years old. The Clalit this figure is 4 times higher, and in Leumit and & quot; Meuhedet & quot; 2.5-4 times higher, respectively.

According to Maccabi 8.8% of children aged 5-11 years received the vaccine in the first week after the start of vaccination, compared with 3.3% of teenagers aged 12-15 years in the same period.