Tag: Vaccine
Netanyahu, Israeli health minister visit HMO vaccination facility in Tel Aviv
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein paid a visit on Sunday to the Maccabi HMO coronavirus vaccination facility in Tel Aviv.
The country received the first shipment of pharmaceutical firm Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine...
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...
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 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...
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...
Israel’s Health Ministry reports drastic increase in COVID-19 cases
Israel’s Health Ministry has reported a drastic increase in the number of patients who have tested positive for the coronavirus. Some 569 people tested positive out of the total of 17,472 that were tested...
Israel to purchase millions of doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine
Israel’s Health Ministry on Friday reached an understanding with Swedish-British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to receive millions of doses of its SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, and the two parties are discussing the final details of the agreement,...
Ben-Gurion University taps Moderna chief medical officer with namesake award
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...
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...
Moderna’s Israeli medical exec ‘awed’ by vaccine results
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...