Following the rapid development of effective COVID-19 vaccines, countries are now facing the challenge of rapidly rolling out vaccination programs to immunize the population and restore as much of normal life as quickly as possible. The example of Israel is often presented as the model for early rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations but what were the specific factors contributing to this early success? What was the contribution of existing infrastructure, organizational and health workforce capacities?

Ruth highlights three factors that have implications for the long run: availability, provision, and compliance. What are the lessons and concerns for the long run? How might Canada use this experience when swiftly scaling up its vaccination program?

Ruth Waitzberg

Researcher, Department of Healthcare Management at the Technical University of Berlin and the  European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
Researcher Scholar – Health Policy Team, the Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute

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