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An Israeli health worker prepares to administer a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine on a man at the Maccabi Health Service in Jerusalem, on July 30, 2021, as Israel launches its campaign to give booster shots to people aged over 60. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Israeli health chief defends booster shots amid COVID rise

A top Israeli health official defended so-called booster shots of COVID vaccines as medical companies have been seeking to maximize their profit. During an interview on Sunday, Dr. Sharon Alroy-Preis refuted claims that new COVID cases were driven by unvaccinated people.