Coronavirus: Israel vaccinates 500,000th person against COVID-19
Infection rises to nearly 5,500 new cases in a single day.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein are seen with Herzl Levy, the 500,000th Israeli to be given the COVID-19 vaccine.(photo credit: KOBI GIDEON/FLASH90)ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN, TZVI JOFFRE