Israel Ministry of Heatlh has signed a memorandum of understanding with the British company AstraZeneca and Oxford University that will provide millions of vaccines to Israel.
Israel has agreed to purchase 10 million doses of the vaccine, which will vaccinate five million people. The first batch is scheduled to arrive in the country during the first half of 2021.
AstraZeneca is providing its vaccine in accordance with a “not for profit” model.
Once signed, it will be the third agreement made by Israel to receive vaccinations, following similar deals with Pfizer and Moderna.
Israel has also been developing a homegrown vaccine, though it is currently only in phase 1 trials and its development is expected to take months longer than the foreign candidates.
