Picture of Israeli COVID vaccination center. From
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/07/israels-covid-vaccine-rollout-is-the-fastest-in-the-world.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/07/israels-covid-vaccine-rollout-is-the-fastest-in-the-world.html
TL;DR - Keep criteria simple and people most at risk, hence the focus on 60+ and then comorbidities first
This has resulted in Israel vaccinating ~20% of its population as of 2 days ago (note data below is 2 days old)
https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations
https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations
Resulting in >70% of the population over age 60 already had first shot (!!!)
https://www.timesofisrael.com/virus-cases-remain-high-as-lockdown-takes-effect-2nd-vaccine-shots-to-begin/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/virus-cases-remain-high-as-lockdown-takes-effect-2nd-vaccine-shots-to-begin/
With a goal of the entire population over age 16 (16!) vaccinated by end of March https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/world/israel-reaches-a-deal-with-pfizer-for-enough-vaccine-to-inoculate-all-its-population-over-16-by-the-end-of-march.html