JERUSALEM, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Tuesday announced a vaccination campaign, offering the third dose of COVID-19 vaccine to soldiers.
Soldiers will be able to receive the third dose only in military facilities, and will be prohibited from receiving the shot at civilian clinics, the IDF noted.
Only soldiers who were vaccinated at least five months before with the second dose may be vaccinated with the third dose.
The military said there are currently 2,880 active COVID-19 cases among soldiers, with two of them in serious condition, while an additional 3,616 soldiers are in home quarantine.
The third-dose vaccination campaign in the Israeli army will take place in parallel to the ongoing vaccinations of the Israeli civilian population with the third dose, for people aged 12 and over.
The number of people who have received the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in Israel surpassed 5.97 million, or 64 percent of its total population, while over 5.48 million have taken two doses and over 2.15 million have got three jabs. Enditem
