Tag: COVID-19
Study shows spike in COVID-related depression, anxiety among Israeli teens
There was a significant spike in mental health diagnoses and consumption of different types of psychiatric medications by Israeli adolescents during the last two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study has shown.
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Has the time come to bribe the unvaccinated?
“How can we as a society stand by and watch people die when a simple shot could prevent a life-threatening illness?” That was the agonized question asked by a group of nine health-care providers...
Israel to end ban on incoming travelers amid rapid uptick in COVID infections
The Israeli government has announced that it will end all restrictions on international travel starting on Friday.
The director-general of Israel’s Ministry of Health Nachman Ash said that all countries will be removed from the...
Coughing and limping Into 2022
Just when we thought, foolishly, that it was safe to go outside—our lives slowly restored to normal, masks discarded, arms boosted, Broadway lights ablaze, children back in classrooms—the COVID-19 virus humbled us once again....
Israel begins providing healthcare workers, elderly with fourth vaccine dose
Israel has begun providing healthcare workers and citizens over the age of 60 with a fourth dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced on Sunday evening.
“The significance is...
Reason, Science and Empathy: Interrelated Foundations of American Survival
“Science, by which I mean the entire body of knowledge about things, whether corporeal or spiritual, is as much a work of imagination as it is of observation….-Jose Ortega y Gasset, Man and Crisis (1958)
Reason,...
Israel adds UK, Denmark to list of ‘red’ countries, approves aid for tourism sector
Israel extended COVID-19 travel restrictions on Wednesday, adding Britain and Denmark to the list of “red” countries, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement.
The government also extended the regulations restricting entry to and...
Plan to apply ‘Green Pass’ rules to shopping malls outrages MKs, retailers
Israeli lawmakers and retailers on Tuesday harshly criticized the planned application of “Green Pass” vaccine certificate regulations to the country’s shopping malls.
According to an outline of the plan, decided upon by Israeli Prime Minister...
Inspired by COVID, basketball net designed by Tamir Goodman scores deals in industry
Former professional American-Israeli basketball player Tamir Goodman, known informally as “The Jewish Jordan,”’ has made leaps and bounds on the court as a player, coach and educator, and now, he has started a new...
Jerusalem eases COVID-test requirement for travelers to country
Travelers entering Israel will now be allowed to undergo antigen tests in their country of origin up to 24 hours before departure, according to an Israeli government statement.
The decision to ease the previous requirement...