Israel expanded eligibility for a coronavirus booster shot on Friday, lowering the minimum age requirement to 50 from 60 in order to help curb the rapidly spreading Delta variant.
Israel, which offered the third shot to people with compromised immune systems in June, is now the world’s first country to authorize Pfizer-BioNTech booster shots for those over 50. Others eligible for the booster include health care workers, prisoners and wardens. The Times of Israel reports that as of Friday morning, 775,703 people in Israel have received a third dose.