Tag: Vaccine
One dose of Pfizer’s vaccine cuts infection rate by a third after two weeks,...
A single dose of Pfizer’s BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine lowers the chance of contracting the disease by a third after two weeks, according to a new Israeli study.
The findings of the study, which was conducted...
Israel explores plan to provide free vaccines to Holocaust survivors worldwide
Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Omer Yankelevich announced on Tuesday the launch of an extensive operation to vaccinate Holocaust survivors around the world against COVID-19.
The Israeli Cabinet minister directed Shalom Corps, the international youth service nonprofit, to...
How the Muslim-Arab world is handling the coronavirus crisis
It’s something of a riddle how Arab and Muslim states have dealt with the COVID-19 crisis. In March 2020, when the World Health Organization declared the virus a pandemic, and reports of thousands of...
Report: Palestinian Authority greenlights Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine
The Palestinian Authority has approved the use of the Sputnik-5 COVID vaccine developed by Russia’s Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, according to a press release from the Russian Direct Investment Fund published...
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...
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Israel’s Cabinet on Wednesday evening approved a detailed list of regulations for the country’s “tightened” COVID-19 lockdown, according to a joint statement by the Prime Minister’s Office and Israeli Health Ministry.
The stricter lockdown, which is...
Expanded phase II trial of Israel’s BriLife COVID-19 vaccine gets underway
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin was on hand at the Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon on Tuesday to meet with the first person to receive Israel’s BriLife COVID-19 vaccine as part of its expanded phase...
Israeli Cabinet approves ‘tightened’ COVID-19 lockdown
Israel’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved the tightening of the country’s COVID-19 lockdown for 14 days beginning at midnight on Jan. 7, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office. Detailed regulations are to...
Israel approves economic recovery plan for business owners hit by COVID-19 closures
Israel’s Cabinet on Monday approved a 2 billion shekel ($624 million) plan to help business owners and the self-employed who have been hurt financially as a result of government-imposed COVID-19 closures.
The plan, dubbed “From...