The immunization agreement reached by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Pfizer CEO Albert Burla includes the transfer of statistics on the vaccinated from the health funds, without violating the medical confidentiality of the citizens. The Prime Minister confirmed this in his statement Thursday night.
The deal between Israel and Pfizer, Ynet has learned, was made following a request by the American pharmaceutical giant to obtain the medical data of the vaccinated to examine the effects of the vaccine on different population.
The request on behalf of Pfizer came because the company knew that Israel was one of the few countries in the world in which the entire medical history of its citizens was stored in the HMOs' computers. Sources involved in the matter told Ynet that they estimate that Pfizer has agreed to advance the vaccine shipments in exchange for an Israeli promise to provide the statistics. Prime Minister Netanyahu declared such an intention, as stated, this evening.
"Israel will be a model country - a global model for the rapid vaccination of an entire country. We will share with Pfizer the statistics that will help develop strategies to defeat the corona virus," Netanyahu said tonight. "We can do this because our health system is one of the most advanced in the world, a real light to the Gentiles."
Pfizer was impressed by the ability of Israeli health funds to effectively vaccinate large numbers of citizens. To date, Israel has refused to provide Pfizer with the information, but in Netanyahu's recent conversation with Pfizer's CEO, the two reached a deal: The American pharmaceutical giant will advance vaccine deliveries so that Israel can accelerate the vaccination campaign and complete it in less than three months. The statistics, without compromising the medical confidentiality of citizens.
Health Minister Yuli Edelstein denied the allegations about two weeks ago. "Such a question arose (to receive a medical history - AA), and our answer was no, in Greater A. Both ethically, both medically and legally. We cannot, do not intend and are not allowed to pass on to anyone in the world a medical history of Man Dhao. We were
A statement from the Ministry of Health said tonight: "We are continuously monitoring the results of the vaccination operation. The monitoring includes general data on the epidemic data - number of verified, critically ill, deaths and number of vaccinated. This knowledge is important for understanding 'real world' data on vaccine impact "Dealing with the plague. These data are shared with the public on a
In his statement tonight, Prime Minister Netanyahu presented the new vaccination campaign - "Returning to Life", in which Israel will receive a large shipment of vaccines, which will be sufficient for the entire population aged 16 and over. "The first plane is scheduled to arrive as early as Sunday and there will be more in a row. As part of the agreement, we determined that Israel will be a model country, a global
He noted that "the agreement with Pfizer allows us to vaccinate all Israeli citizens over the age of 16 until the end of March and maybe even before that. We will vaccinate all relevant populations and anyone who wants to can be vaccinated. We
Netanyahu added that "very soon, by the end of March, all Israeli citizens will be able to get vaccinated. We will be able to hug each other. On the coming Seder night, if there are no surprises, we can turn around the holiday table with grandparents, and when asked what has changed - the answer will all change." .
Earlier today, the first shipment of modern vaccines landed at Ben Gurion Airport, which will be given to people confined to their homes. Earlier, Netanyahu approved Defense Minister Bnei Gantz's request to give priority to vaccine teaching staffs, with the arrival of the new shipment
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