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Why Does Israel Lead the World in COVID-19 Vaccinations? Applying Mass Casualty Event Principles to COVID-19 Vaccination Programs

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  • Carmit Rapaport

    (NIRED—Institute for Regulation of Emergency and Disaster, College of Law and Business, Ramat Gan 5110801, Israel
    Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Haifa, Haifa 3498838, Israel)

  • Isaac Ashkenazi

    (NIRED—Institute for Regulation of Emergency and Disaster, College of Law and Business, Ramat Gan 5110801, Israel
    Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba 8410501, Israel)

Abstract

The article examines Israel’s experience in managing the COVID-19 vaccination program beginning in December 2020. Utilizing principles of mass casualty event management, such as triaging, flow of casualty care, and flexibility (among others), we analyze Israel’s vaccination program. The successful Israeli experience was found to be based on timely coordinated and adaptive health system logistics and operations, as well as cooperative population behaviors.

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  • Carmit Rapaport & Isaac Ashkenazi, 2021. "Why Does Israel Lead the World in COVID-19 Vaccinations? Applying Mass Casualty Event Principles to COVID-19 Vaccination Programs," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(10), pages 1-9, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:10:p:5362-:d:556773
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