Israel's COVID-19 vaccination campaign to begin Dec. 27

• He asked that all Israeli citizens be vaccinated, and said he would be the first person to get the vaccine to set an example for the rest of the country.
• The Israeli Health Ministry will develop "a green passport plan" that will allow those with vaccine documentation to enter public spaces.
• "This will also encourage vaccinations and help us to quickly restore normality, to simply change the picture," Netanyahu said.

By the numbers: Israel has reported over 351,000 confirmed coronavirus cases and 2,934 deaths since the start of the pandemic, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.