Why Does Israel Lead the World in COVID-19 Vaccinations? Applying Mass Casualty Event Principles to COVID-19 Vaccination Programs

Carmit Rapaport and Isaac Ashkenazi
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Carmit Rapaport: NIRED—Institute for Regulation of Emergency and Disaster, College of Law and Business, Ramat Gan 5110801, Israel
Isaac Ashkenazi: NIRED—Institute for Regulation of Emergency and Disaster, College of Law and Business, Ramat Gan 5110801, Israel

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 10, 1-9

Abstract: The article examines Israel’s experience in managing the COVID-19 vaccination program beginning in December 2020. Utilizing principles of mass casualty event management, such as triaging, flow of casualty care, and flexibility (among others), we analyze Israel’s vaccination program. The successful Israeli experience was found to be based on timely coordinated and adaptive health system logistics and operations, as well as cooperative population behaviors.

Keywords: COVID-19; mass casualty events; crisis management; vaccination; Israel; population behavior (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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