10 new cases of 'virulent' Delta offshoot AY3 detected in Israel
The Delta variant is about twice as infectious as the original coronavirus strain and 60% more contagious than the Alpha ...
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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 ...
Empathy and support? There's an app for that
Israeli startup Circles raises $8 million for online group support platform that seeks to make emotional well-being accessible to everyone.
Rabbis: Unvaccinated worshippers may not pray in synagogue
Chief Rabbi of Ramat Gan Yaakov Ariel rules that those who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID are in violation ...
Experts warn COVID deaths could reach 250 per week in September
As Israel records its highest numbers of new daily cases since February, a group of experts from the Hebrew University ...
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 ...
Photo of Anne Frank winds up in English soccer team's tweet honoring fans who died of COVID
Everton FC compiles video of its supporters who have died of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. It appears ...
Poll: Most Israelis see lockdown as 'failure by government'
Israel Hayom poll shows that 67% of Israelis are worried about the latest COVID outbreak, but only 45% see a ...
Israeli researchers probe unseen effects of COVID pandemic
Using comprehensive digital questionnaires, Weizmann Institute of Science researchers map the impact the pandemic has had on the levels of ...
Antisemitism at a French COVID protest? It's more likely than you think
French authorities probing reports of antisemitic conspiracy theories being spread at demonstrations against the country's health pass initiative.