Corona variant originating from Uganda discovered in Israel
With around half of population still susceptible to COVID-19, government weighs curfew over Purim holiday. New campaign aims to ensure ...
Tag: COVID-19
Pfizer's COVID vaccine 99% effective at preventing serious illness, death
Israel currently has 44,728 active cases of the coronavirus, 858 of which are serious. So far, 5,563 people have died.
Israeli study finds first vaccine dose cuts COVID infections by 75%
Breakthrough field study by Sheba Medical Center is world's first to examine impact of first dose of Pfizer vaccine on ...
Health Ministry calls to keep unvaccinated doctors away from high-risk patients
Unprecedented demand follows complaints about two doctors who have called on people not to get vaccinated. Doctors have been told ...
Haredi COVID morbidity declines as more ultra-Orthodox get inoculated
Pfizer study finds South African variant could significantly reduce vaccine efficacy. Meanwhile, English health authorities discover 38 cases of yet ...
Does COVID-19 vaccine disrupt menstrual cycle?
Israeli authorities plan to review potential link after women report early periods, bleeding following jabs.
Government mulls sanctions against Israelis who refuse to get COVID vaccine
Health Ministry mulls sharing names of unvaccinated Israelis with local authorities so as to focus lobbying efforts. Preliminary research by ...
Ultra-Orthodox Londoners roll up sleeves to fight COVID
In hopes of breaking down barriers that sometimes isolate ultra-Orthodox from wider society, community leaders organize pop-up vaccination event to ...
Young Israelis now make up 40% of seriously ill COVID patients
With 1,869 testing positive for the coronavirus, Saturday, Israel's infection rate now stands at 7.8%. Younger Israelis comprise 75% of ...
Lockdown-weary, Israelis turn to anti-depressants, painkillers to cope
Of the one in every 10 Israelis who took anti-depressants or anti-anxiety pills over the last year, 42% said they ...