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Israel in Deal with Pfizer to Speed Vaccine Deliveries for Data (bloomberg.com)
2 points by algo_trader on Jan 8, 2021 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


AFAIK Israel over paid by 200% for the first million vaccines. So it might have gotten "more than its fair share" (Israel is ~8M, so ~1% of the developed world population).

BUT then, due to the population density and centralized nature, it was able to roll out this million very efficiently, within a week, with relative efficiency. With about 80% going to over-60, vulnerable or essential-personel.

Setting it up for this special deal, as a "test case nation". It also seems this deal was reached without any regulatory or parliamentary overview.




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