• Israel will offer a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to people over 60 and to medical staff, source Reuters.
• Last week, Israel approved a fourth dose Pfizer(NYSE:PFE) and BioNTech's(NASDAQ:BNTX) vaccine, a second booster, for people who are immune-compromised and the elderly living in care homes.
• "We now have a new layer of defense," Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said in a news conference, adding that Israel's top government medical official had signed off on the latest move.
• "Israel will once again be pioneering the global vaccination effort," Bennett said.
• Daily cases in Israel are expected to reach record highs in the coming three weeks. Bennett said that up to 50,000 people might soon be infected each day, while eligibility for testing could be tightened to help relieve long lines at testing stations.
• Over the past 10 days, daily infections have more than quadrupled. Severe cases have also climbed, but at a far lower rate, rising from about 80 to around 100.