Israel approves 4th Covid booster jab

The Paxlovid pill

The Paxlovid pill produced by Pfizer is expected to block the ability of coronavirus to replicate and should withstand variants according to experts. PHOTO | AFP

Israel on Thursday approved a fourth vaccine shot for vulnerable people, becoming one of the first countries to do so, amid a surge in Covid in cases driven by the Omicron variant.

The approval came as another anti-Covid weapon arrived in the country: a first shipment of Pfizer's anti-Covid pills.