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Israel wasn’t the first country to begin vaccinations, but the pace and scale of its vaccination campaign have made it a world leader in shots per capita. The country’s secret: an advanced and equitable health care system, wealthy with medical data from its HMOs. The World’s Ariel Oseran examines how a 100-year-old system can be a model for modern public health care.