Coronavirus Outbreak

"We are going to do a joint research and development fund and discuss ... the possibility of joint investment in production facilities for vaccines," Netanyahu tells reporters.

Israel's infection rate stands at 5.2% as 4,143 people test positive for the coronavirus, Wednesday. Military intelligence task force finds coronavirus vaccine effective against all known variants in Israel.

Following Israel Hayom's report on the events that derailed Israel's plan to deliver surplus coronavirus vaccines to foreign countries, Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit says January National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat's letter only pertained to the Palestinians. The letter proves otherwise.

According to the NGO Migdal Or, COVID has forced many to face potential shortage because of their employment situation.

Health officials attribute persistent transmission rate to the British variant of the coronavirus, which significantly increases the risk of serious illness and hospitalization.

The plan to distribute coronavirus vaccines to foreign countries could have been Israel's finest hour. Instead, petty political battles have seemingly nipped the initiative in the bud, likely burying it forever.

The rollout of vaccines to the EU’s 27 member-states is lagging far behind that of Israel and some other countries including the US and Britain.

Israelis aged 16 and over up will be able to receive their jabs three months after recovering. Contrary to standard procedure, they will only receive one shot of the vaccine.

The Health Ministry has stated that maintaining the R rate at 1 or below is one of the criteria necessary to allow relaxing restrictions.

Country will also vaccinate Palestinian laborers working in Israel against COVID-19.