Israel: 12-15-year-olds attend special COVID-19 vaccine event in Tel Aviv

Subscribe to our channel! Children aged 12-15 queued to receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and a free ice-cream in Tel Aviv, on Sunday, at a special pop-up vaccine event in the city. As school children make up the large part of COVID-19 cases, as well as the increasing number of Delta variant cases, Israel has accelerated its vaccination of young people in the country. 14-year-old Roei explained, “It's a important decision as also kids can pass the disease, it might not affect them but it's can affect their relatives, so it can be dangerous for others.“ The school children between the age of 12-15 became eligible to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in Israel in June. “We think that the youth should get vaccinated, youth from 12 to 16-years-old. We decided not to do it with stick but with a carrot, we come to where the youth are, we offer ice-cream and a coupon for activities during the summer so they can enjoy