Israel could become the first country to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, stated health officials, with over 10%, i.e., 1 million, of the population already having received the first of two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine by the 12th day of a vaccination program.

Israel, with a population of 9 million, is followed by Bahrain, which has already vaccinated around 3.4% of its population of 1.5 million. In the US, less than 1% of the population has been vaccinated, while in many European countries, only small fractions of the population have been vaccinated yet.

The success of the vaccination program could be attributed to several factors, including the fact that the nation’s population is relatively small and young… (ET Healthworld – NYT News Service, January 2, 2021)