The Knesset on Wednesday adopted an amendment to the Public Health Ordinance that allows the disclosure of information on non-vaccinated Israelis to relevant municipal health officials.
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The legislation, which will be in place for three months or until the coronavirus-related state emergency ends, aims to encourage the public to get vaccinated. The bill passed its third and final reading by a vote of 30-13.
The bill grants the Health Ministry permission to share the names, ID numbers, addresses, and phone numbers of Israelis who have yet to be inoculated or have missed their second dose with high-ranking officials in the Education Ministry, as well as with officials in the Labor, Social Affairs, and Social Services Ministry.
The law limits data usage for vaccine encouragement only. All information will be deleted after it is used and no later than 60 days after it was received, the bill states.
"The vaccinations are imperative, and this law is meant to increase the number of inoculations among those who are under the impression that they do not need to get vaccinated," MK Haim Katz, chairman of the Labor, Welfare, and Health Committee, said.
"I have been asked, 'What about privacy?' Is the value of privacy more important than the value of life? The information will pertain only to people who can get vaccinated but have yet to do so. Nothing beyond that," he stressed.
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