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Netanyahu, 71, and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein were vaccinated with the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccines in a live television broadcast at Chaim Sheba Hospital near Tel Aviv.
“I asked to be vaccinated first, together with Health Minister Yuli Edelstein, so that we can be personal role models and encourage them to get vaccinated,” the prime minister told viewers.
They should receive a second dose of the vaccine three weeks later.
US Vice President Mike Pence was also vaccinated live against coronavirus on Friday, and US President-elect Joe Biden is scheduled to be vaccinated Monday.
Donald Trump, the outgoing American leader at the time, made it clear that he did not intend to get vaccinated immediately because he was convinced he had immunity after recovering from a brief but serious COVID-19 infection.
Data released by the Israeli Ministry of Health shows that more than 370,000 people have been diagnosed with the infection since February, when the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the country.
About 9 million. In a country with a population of 2,000, COVID-19 claimed just over 3,000 people. lives.
According to the Health Ministry, health workers will be vaccinated in 10 hospitals and vaccination centers across Israel starting Sunday.
The ministry said within a week that the general public, mainly people over 60, would be vaccinated.
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