JERUSALEM POST
Israeli military says its the first army in the world with herd immunity
by Udi Shaham
March 11, 2021

The IDF has become the first military in the world protected from COVID-19 with herd immunity due to a successful vaccine operation. Some 81% of the army personnel have either been vaccinated or recovered from the novel coronavirus, Maj.-Gen. Itzik Turgeman, head of the IDF Technological and Logistics Directorate, told reporters on Thursday. “We are at the end of the vaccination operation,” Turgeman said…Turgeman added that he estimates that the IDF will reach 85% immunity by next week. The IDF’s Medical Corp commander, Brig.-Col. Prof. Elon Glazberg, said that this achievement allows the IDF to start returning to its pre-corona routine. READ MORE