Children, as well as six women who are either pregnant or have just given birth, are intubated. Military task force on the coronavirus: Israel's reproduction rate, now at 0.93, on the rise for four straight days.
The vaccine was estimated to be 57% effective at preventing any symptoms of COVID-19 two to three weeks after the first dose, and 94% a week or more after the second dose.
Seeking to drive vaccination rates up, Health Ministry is authorized to give municipalities access to names, contact information of residents who have yet to be inoculated.
MK Orna Barbivai speaks with Israel Hayom and i24NEWS on the challenges that lay ahead as the party seeks to topple PM Netanyahu.
The way the parties are running their campaigns doesn’t correspond with the fact that elections are a mere month away. But that is not without good reason.
Contagion rate rises for third consecutive day as Israel prepares for Purim holiday curfew. Healthcare officials, Arab leaders worry about rise in cases, low vaccination rates in Arab sector, and cases continue to mushroom in east Jerusalem, likely because of Friday prayers.
"The public has to choose – it's either Bibi or Bennett," he says. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly makes Haredi parties sign a pledge promising to back him after the elections.
While Likud maintains the lead, its chances of putting together a coalition are slim, Channel 12 News poll finds.
PM Netanyahu criticized by political rivals for not consulting with the public or the cabinet on sharing Israel's stock of vaccines.
Health Ministry officials are concerned that celebrations on Purim might cripple its efforts to curb the coronavirus outbreak and leave the ministry no choice but to again shutter schools.
