COVID booster shots now available to Israelis age 40 and over
Israel began administering third doses to people over 60 in July, later dropping the minimum age of eligibility to 50 and ...
Tag: Coronavirus
Israeli HMO: Initial results show COVID-19 booster shot 86% effective
Some 37 people tested positive for coronavirus after their third jab, compared with 1,064 positive cases among those who had received only ...
Iran's COVID surge leads to shutdown, travel ban
Social media users say the government has mismanagement over slow vaccinations with only 3.8 million people fully vaccinated in a ...
Hundreds of kids under 12 get first COVID shot, show no side effects
Although the data is still only initial and incomplete, it seems to coincide with the initial findings relating to side-effects ...
US follows Israel's lead, approves COVID booster shots for immunocompromised
The US Food and Drug Administration amends its emergency use authorization for Moderna and Pfizer vaccines to allow a third ...
PM Bennett: We're sparing no effort to avoid lockdown
"Lockdowns are truly a last resort," says Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, adding "Our goal is simple: to preserve the health ...
Vaccinated Israelis account for 53% of new daily COVID cases
Health Ministry chief: Outbreak worsening despite new restrictions to stop spread of virus. Noting police issued over 2,000 fines for ...
Likud: Investigate claims PM bribing hospitals to mislead public on COVID-19
Prime Minister's Office denies Naftali Bennett demanded hospital directors refrain from sounding the alarm should coronavirus patients overwhelming health system ...
Iranians fed up with government's slow COVID vaccine rollout
Tensions are high in Iran as the supreme leader's ban on foreign vaccines severely curtails the republic's ability to purchase ...
19-year-old Israeli builds prototype for affordable respirator
Technion student Ahmed Saba used 3D prints to create the components for a standard respirator: "I didn't accept it as ...