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All eyes are on Israel and their successful vaccination programme, with 3.8 million people having received a first dose and 2.4 million receiving a second. The country, which has a population of 9 million, is aiming to vaccinate everyone over the age of 16 by the end of March. However, health officials are also having to combat COVID-19 misinformation online, and are considering offering incentives to persuade more people to get vaccinated. One of these is the idea of a 'vaccine passport', which would grant vaccinated people entry to hotels, museums, restaurants, pools, malls and sports matches. What can we in Ireland learn from this approach? Orly Halpern, a journalist in Israel, joined us to discuss this. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/02/16182353/LW-Israel.mp3"][/audio]