South Korea said it will receive 700,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s (PFE.N) coronavirus vaccine from Israel on loan this week, in an attempt to speed up immunisation following a surge in infections around the capital Seoul.
More than 1,000 COVID-19 cases were reported as of 6 p.m. on Tuesday, the highest since December and hundreds more than the 746 cases posted on Monday, Yonhap news agency reported, citing South Korean government health officials.
Under the vaccine swap arrangement announced by both governments on Tuesday, South Korea will give Israel back the same number of shots, already on order from Pfizer, in September and October.
The Palestinian Authority had been offered the deal initially and as always they showed their people their lack of interest towards their health if it risks making Israel look good.
By tomorrow at this time, the South Korean people will be able to start getting the Pfizer vaccine in their arms.
If only the Palestinian people could elect leaders who care more about public health and less about the public relations of blaming Israel for their own incompetence https://t.co/iEv9LF0AGH
— Joel M. Petlin (@Joelmpetlin) July 6, 2021
Video: The 700,000 Israeli-acquired Pfizer vaccine doses rejected by the Palestinian Authority are on their way to….. South Korea. As usual the Palestinians never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.
pic.twitter.com/TeOzV6GrzS https://t.co/dy0CNduOvn— Chaskel Bennett 'We Are Surfside' 🕯🚨 (@ChaskelBennett) July 6, 2021
Covid: Palestinians cancel vaccine swap deal with Israel. I'm sure the usual suspects will blame Israel. https://t.co/b0wu0uItNd
— Chaskel Bennett 'We Are Surfside' 🕯🚨 (@ChaskelBennett) July 6, 2021
