Israel in Talks With Pfizer, Moderna to Build Vaccine Factories

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he’s had talks in recent weeks with Pfizer Inc. and Moderna Inc. to establish vaccine factories in Israel.

Such plants could provide jobs for thousands of families and turn Israel into a center for manufacture, development and distribution of vaccines to countries in the region, the prime minister said on Twitter.

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