COVID causes sharpest drop in US life expectancy since WWII
US health officials predict 2021 will see at least 15,000 more COVID deaths than 2020, the most lethal in US ...
Tag: mortality
Worldwide COVID death toll tops 5 million in under 2 years
Globally, COVID is now the third-leading cause of death, after heart disease and stroke.
WHO doubles down on COVID boosters moratorium appeal
With first plea ignored, World Health Organization chief says: "Because manufacturers prioritized deals with rich countries, low-income countries have been ...
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 rate means 'death every 2 minutes'
Being the hardest-hit nation in the Middle East, Iran reports a staggering 94,603 coronavirus deaths since the outbreak of the ...
Cabinet tightens COVID restrictions as holiday lockdown looms
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett: Israel is investing billions to make vaccines available everywhere, and yet a million Israelis refuse to ...
Health Ministry gives green light for 3rd vaccine dose to seniors
The decision comes hours after a special advisory panel recommended Israel start giving a booster shot to mitigate waning antibody ...
India asks Israel for help battling COVID devastation
Sourasky Medical Center director Professor Ronni Gamzu offers to dispatch a delegation of medical personnel and equipment: "We can't celebrate ...
Iran braces for new COVID surge triggered by New Year celebrations
The epicenter of the pandemic in the Middle East, Iran has reported a total of almost 1.9 million cases and ...
COVID numbers, reproduction rate down, vaccine appears safe for kids
Some 2.9% of tests conducted in the last 24 hours turned out positive, the lowest percentage in months. Death toll ...