Tag: Israeli Ministry of Health
Netanyahu urges those over age 50 to get vaccinated ASAP
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a fervent appeal on Tuesday to the 570,000 people over 50 years old in Israel who have not yet been vaccinated against COVID-19.
“Almost 100 percent of the deaths...
Top Health Ministry official: Israel may not achieve herd immunity against COVID-19
Israel may be unable to achieve herd immunity against COVID-19 even if 100 percent of those eligible to be vaccinated against the disease are inoculated, a Health Ministry expert told the Knesset on Sunday,...
Israelis 16 and up eligible for COVID vaccine; Netanyahu urges inoculation for all over...
The Israeli Health Ministry on Wednesday announced that beginning on Thursday, COVID-19 vaccines would be available to all Israelis over the age of 16.
As of Wednesday morning, 3,237,163 people in Israel had received the...
Israel extends COVID-19 lockdown, airport closure by a week
Israel’s Cabinet on Sunday approved extending the nationwide coronavirus lockdown for an additional five days, until 7 a.m. on Feb. 5, according to a joint statement by the Prime Minister’s Office and Health Ministry....
Israel approves week-long shutdown of Ben-Gurion Airport
The Israeli government on Monday approved a Cabinet decision to close Israel’s skies to all arrivals for a week, with the aim of keeping out dangerous mutations of the COVID-19 virus and safeguarding the country’s...
Israel extends lockdown until Jan. 31 amid rising COVID-19 infection
The Israeli Cabinet voted on Tuesday to extend the country’s current coronavirus lockdown for an additional 10 days, until Jan. 31, and impose tighter restrictions on travelers entering the country, the Prime Minister’s Office...
Israelis over the age of 40 now eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine
Israel’s Ministry of Health lowered the age of those eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine to 40 on Tuesday. At the same time, the ministry ordered the country’s four health management organizations to prepare...
Israeli Health Ministry publishes data-sharing contract inked with Pfizer
Israel’s Ministry of Health on Sunday published the contract that it signed earlier this month with Pfizer for the additional delivery to the country of the pharmaceutical giant’s BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines. The first shipment arrived on Dec. 9,...
Israeli Health Ministry reports four cases of South African COVID-19 variant
Israel’s Health Ministry announced on Saturday that four cases of the highly contagious South African COVID-19 variant have been discovered in Israel.
The disturbing development comes amid Israel’s aggressive vaccination drive, with Israeli Prime Minister...
Israeli premier, health minister receive second dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein received the second dose of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine on Saturday night.
“I’m sure all the Israeli citizens about to receive the second dose of the...