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Bennett warns that sooner or later the Delta variant will make virtually all countries red, making them a hotspot for the virus and a banned destination for Israeli tourists.

“We need to start playing some good baseball," says player Danny Valencia.

Israelis to be fined 5,000 shekels for violating quarantine as Israel increases enforcement of COVID guidelines. Health Ministry calls for public access to at-home rapid testing kits, reinstatement of green pass as infections surge.

US Food and Drug Administration issues warning about Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine.

Health minister: Immunocompromised to be eligible for third booster dose of COVID vaccine. With infections among children on the rise, Health Ministry chief says no plans for restrictions over upcoming holidays, new school year.

To bridge the supply gap, the Health Ministry will continue to administer second doses using the Moderna vaccine. It also decides to offer a third Pfizer booster shot to immunocompromised adults.

Pfizer asks the Food and Drug Administration for approval to administer a third vaccine dose. Israel is considering opening a vaccine factory of its own.

Caribbean island says it has a total of five candidate vaccines in the pipeline, with Abdala and Soberana 2 expected to be quickly authorized for emergency use by local regulators and sent up for approval to the WHO.

Over 500 Israelis test positive for coronavirus for third consecutive day. Fully vaccinated man, 86, succumbs to the virus at Rambam Health Care Campus. Of 78 Israelis hospitalized with COVID, 45% have been vaccinated.