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A young Israeli receives a booster shot of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, Sept. 20, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

US to examine Israeli data on booster-shot side effects in young people

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U.S. chief medical adviser Dr. Antony Fauci has said that the United States will be looking at Israeli data on COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to clarify the level of risk involved in administering them...
Palestinian health workers in the West Bank city of Bethlehem are vaccinated against COVID-19 after a delivery of vaccine doses arrives from Israel on Feb. 3, 2021. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90.

US donates coronavirus vaccines to Palestinians in West Bank, Gaza Strip

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The delivery of a U.S. donation of 500,000 vaccines to counter the ongoing coronavirus arrived in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip on Tuesday. The Moderna vaccine doses were made in partnership with the...
Fifth-grade Israeli students return to the Alomot elementary school in Efrat after weeks of remote learning, Feb. 21, 2021. Photo by Gershon Elinson/Flash90.

Netanyahu: Children under 16 likely to be vaccinated by summer

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Israel will reach a critical milestone by the end of March and the beginning of April in the nationwide effort to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israel Hayom. Netanyahu said that he...
A Palestinian Authority Health Ministry crew conducts blood tests in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Jan. 14, 2021. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

Israel transfers thousands of coronavirus vaccines to Palestinians

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Israel on Monday transferred 2,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to the Palestinian Authority, according to Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT). The Moderna vaccines are to be used by medical personnel...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu receives the second does of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine at the Sheba Medical Center at Tel HaShomer outside of Tel Aviv, on Jan. 9, 2021. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Israeli premier, health minister receive second dose of COVID-19 vaccine

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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...
A vial of the COVID-19 vaccine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., Dec. 14, 2020. Credit: Department of Defense/Lisa Ferdinando.

Rabbis and Jewish ethicists hail vaccine for COVID-19, encourage its use

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This week, as the U.S. government launched the largest vaccine distribution program in the country’s history, rabbis and Jewish ethicists were united in support of the rollout to battle the coronavirus pandemic, stressing that...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein visit Teva Pharmaceutical Industries' logistics center in Shoham, where coronavirus vaccines are to be stored and distributed. Nov. 26, 2020. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.

Israel triples pre-order of Moderna vaccine to 6 million doses

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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...
Dr. Tal Zaks, chief medical officer of Moderna. Photo courtesy of Ben-Gurion University.

Ben-Gurion University taps Moderna chief medical officer with namesake award

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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev is honoring individuals who have made significant contributions in the spirit of Israel’s first prime minister David Ben-Gurion, including Moderna chief medical officer Dr. Tal Zaks. An M.D., Ph.D. graduate of BGU, Zaks is...
Illustrative, Nov. 16, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Netanyahu: Israel in talks with Moderna to increase coronavirus vaccine supply

Israel is working to increase the number of coronavirus vaccine doses it is set to acquire from drugmaker Moderna, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, noting he had spoken with Moderna CEO...
Photo illustration by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Moderna’s Israeli medical exec ‘awed’ by vaccine results

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As Israel marks its 2,737th death from COVID-19 this week, and with 817 new infections confirmed on Tuesday, hopes are pinned on vaccines being developed domestically and abroad. Israel has pre-ordered doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines currently...