Tag: Coronavirus
A third of Israelis plan not to take COVID-19 vaccine, new poll shows
With Israel poised to begin rolling out COVID-19 vaccinations, a new poll indicates that a little more than a third of Israelis say they won’t take the shots.
According to an Israel Hayom poll, 37 percent of...
Israeli museum staff hold forum to boost accessibility during pandemic
Representatives from different museums across Israel met earlier this month for the first time under the auspices of the Israel Council of Museums to create the first National Forum on Accessibility and Inclusiveness in...
Report: 268,000 more Israeli families living in poverty since pandemic onset
The number of Israeli households living in poverty has increased by more than a quarter of a million since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report by one of the...
First shipment of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine lands at Ben-Gurion International Airport
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on hand at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Wednesday to welcome the arrival of a plane bearing the first shipment of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.
Israel inked a $237.5...
Israel’s cyber czar warns of rise in attacks since onset of coronavirus pandemic
Israel National Cyber Directorate head Yigal Unna warned on Tuesday that his agency has noted a significant increase in cyber attacks against medical facilities since the global coronavirus pandemic hit the country in mid-March.
Speaking...
Israel prepares vehicles for flu shots and mobile COVID-19 vaccines
In preparation for the flu season and the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines needing special refrigeration, three mobile vaccination caravans were commissioned by Magen David Adom, Israel’s national organization responsible for emergency pre-hospital medical care...
Report: Investment in Israeli companies to reach record $10 billion despite pandemic
Despite the global coronavirus pandemic, Israeli companies raised a record amount of capital in 2020, according to a new report by an Israeli NGO.
According to the report, released by Start-Up Nation Central (SNC) on...
Senior IRGC Quds Force general dies of COVID-19
A senior member of Iran’s elite Quds Force died of coronavirus, the country’s state-run Tasnim news agency reported Sunday.
Iran is widely considered the world’s top state sponsor of terrorism. The Quds Force is its extraterritorial black-ops arm...
Israel triples pre-order of Moderna vaccine to 6 million doses
Israel’s Ministry of Health has signed an agreement with pharmaceutical giant Moderna to triple the number of vaccines it will purchase from the company in 2021 from 2 million to 6 million doses, according...
As winter approaches, Israeli nurses hunker down as they continue to tackle COVID-19
A few weeks ago, Alisa Galitzer saw an expectant mother experience her worst nightmare.
At 38 weeks pregnant, the patient entered the women’s health clinic in Beit Shemesh in distress; she hadn’t felt her baby...