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Israel says US booster plan supports its own aggressive push

FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2021, file, photo, a darkened corridor of empty beds is prepared for patients on the coronavirus ward at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem. Israeli health officials say the booster shot, which has already been delivered to about a third of the population, is helping to suppress the country’s latest wave of COVID-19 infections. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File) FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2021, file, photo, medical professionals treat patients in the coronavirus ward at Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon, Israel. Israeli health officials say the booster shot, which has already been delivered to about a third of the population, is helping to suppress the country’s latest wave of COVID-19 infections. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File) FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2021, file, photo, a 12-year-old boy braces himself as a medical professional prepares to administer the coronavirus vaccine at Clalit Health Services, one of Israel's health maintenance organizations, in Jerusalem. Israel is pressing ahead with its aggressive campaign of offering coronavirus boosters to almost anyone over 12 and says its approach was further vindicated by a U.S. decision to give the shots to older patients or those at higher risk. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File) A medical worker prepares a vial of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine at Clalit Health Service's vaccination center in the Cinema City complex in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021. Israel is pressing ahead with its aggressive campaign of offering coronavirus boosters to almost anyone over 12 and says its approach was further vindicated by a U.S. decision to give the shots to older patients or those at higher risk. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo) FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2021, file photo, a medical professional waits for his next patient to administer a booster shot for the coronavirus vaccine, at Clalit Health Services, one of Israel's health maintenance organizations, in Jerusalem. Israel is pressing ahead with its aggressive campaign of offering coronavirus boosters to almost anyone over 12 and says its approach was further vindicated by a U.S. decision to give the shots to older patients or those at higher risk. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File) FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2021, file photo, Israelis wait their turn for a booster shot of the coronavirus vaccine, at Clalit Health Services, one of Israel's health maintenance organizations, at a cinema complex, in Jerusalem. Israel is pressing ahead with its aggressive campaign of offering coronavirus boosters to almost anyone over 12 and says its approach was further vindicated by a U.S. decision to give the shots to older patients or those at higher risk. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File) A medical worker prepares a vial of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine at Clalit Health Service's center in the Cinema City complex in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021. Israel is pressing ahead with its aggressive campaign of offering coronavirus boosters to almost anyone over 12 and says its approach was further vindicated by a U.S. decision to give the shots to older patients or those at higher risk. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo) A 14-year-old Israeli receives a booster shot of the coronavirus vaccine at Clalit Health Service's center in the Cinema City complex in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021. Israel is pressing ahead with its aggressive campaign of offering coronavirus boosters to almost anyone over 12 and says its approach was further vindicated by a U.S. decision to give the shots to older patients or those at higher risk. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)