Israeli Health Minister Yuli Edelstein asked a panel of experts consisting of three judges to study the possibility of enacting the "Corona Vaccine Law", by which all Israeli citizens will be vaccinated against the deadly virus.
In a letter sent to judges, Amir Dahan, Gad Ehrenberg, and the Miller Foundation of the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court, Edelstein wrote that the situation requires the State of Israel to prepare in advance to use the vaccine against the virus.
The minister acknowledged that the speed of production of vaccines means that many people are afraid of taking them, so the state must take a stand and bear the consequences of vaccination as much as possible.
Edelstein warned on Thursday night that there was "still a long road ahead" to get the virus under control.
He noted that the number of new infections might begin to rise as restrictions were eased and that the government might be forced to reinstate them if there was a spike.
On the other hand, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Tel Aviv is in talks with the pharmaceutical company, "Pfizer", to obtain its vaccine against Coronavirus (known also by the World Health Organization (WHO) as COVID-19), although no agreements have yet been signed with it.
"He added that he spoke with the CEO of the company, Albert Burla, and after this conversation, he was convinced that Israel will complete the contract with Pfizer.
Pfizer and its partner Biontech confirmed that the deal was imminent, but did not disclose financial details.
The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation quoted the Israeli Minister of Health as saying that the deal is to buy 8 million doses of the vaccine, indicating that this quantity is sufficient for 4 million Israelis.
However, Israel signed an agreement with "Moderna" on future purchases of its vaccine that it is developing, and it has also begun clinical trials on humans for its potential vaccine.
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