Name: Inside Israel's Effort to Entice Vaccine Holdouts | WSJ
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- [Narrator] People dancing shoulder to shoulder

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while listening to live music in a stadium.

During the pandemic, scenes like these have been rare

- [Narrator] 500 people were able to attend this event

that they had been vaccinated against COVID

It's part of a so-called green pass system,

As of early March, more than half of Israel's population

had received at least one dose of the vaccine,

But a recent survey found that 25% of Israelis

- [Narrator] To convince them, volunteers

and touting the benefits of immunization.

to reach its goal of vaccinating everyone over 16

by the end of March and reopen its economy

- [Narrator] Ali Greenfield is a volunteer medic.

- The idea here is for them to come to the bar,

while less than half of the population under 40

of taking the vaccine cite different reasons.

and 30% said they weren't sure the vaccine was effective.

is vaccine misinformation, stressing to people

that vaccines have gone through clinical trials

before being authorized by local authorities.

from different friends or different news channels

who are out and around in the market explaining

to people the importance, answering questions

- [Narrator] Some campaigns focus on the ultra-orthodox

and Arab communities where some have been skeptical

The government has also set up a taskforce

in Israel's Health Ministry control room.

And in some cases, it seems to be working.

- [Narrator] In Holon, a suburb south of Tel Aviv,

volunteers at this popup clinic offer goodie bags

and free basketball tickets to the first 5,000 people

- We're trying to do our best to give the people the idea

- [Narrator] Around 85% of Holon's residents

One reason Israel is pushing its vaccination program so hard

is that it's crucial to the country's plan

also means we will probably be the fastest

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Inside Israel's Effort to Entice Vaccine Holdouts | WSJ

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