Tag: Vaccine
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...
Israel welcomes individual tourists back into the country
This is the moment that so many travelers—and Israel’s tourism industry—have been waiting for since the pandemic shut out much of foreign travel through Ben-Gurion International Airport in March 2020.
As of Nov. 1, Israel...
Israelis march in Tel Aviv in protest of Covid ‘Green Pass’ rules
Israelis once again took to the streets in Tel Aviv on Saturday night in protest against the government’s Oct. 3 decision to restrict the country’s COVID “Green Pass” to only those who have received...
US to examine Israeli data on booster-shot side effects in young people
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...
Israeli ‘Coronavirus Cabinet’ finalizes new ‘green pass’ system
A month after its last meeting, Israel’s ministerial committee on fighting the coronavirus pandemic convened on Sunday and issued a final decision on the new “green pass” system, according to a statement from the Prime...
Caught on hot mic, Israeli minister says ‘green pass’ not based on epidemiology
Imposing “green pass” rules on certain venues is needed only to pressure members of the public to get vaccinated, and not for medical reasons, Israeli Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz said on Sunday, ahead of...
Birthright to resume trips, no quarantine in Israel for those fully vaccinated
Birthright Israel received confirmation from the Israeli Ministry of Health that it can resume its trips to Israel, JNS has learned.
The first Birthright Israel trip since the start of the coronavirus pandemic took place in May,...
US donates coronavirus vaccines to Palestinians in West Bank, Gaza Strip
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...
Third Pfizer vaccine shot 86 percent effective for those over 60, Israeli healthcare provider...
The third dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine was 86 percent effective for people over 60 years old, Israeli health care provider Maccabi said on Wednesday.
Dr. Anat Ekka Zohar of Maccabi said the third...
Rabbis: Unvaccinated worshippers may not pray in synagogue
Rabbis in Israel are launching a campaign against COVID-19 vaccine refusal, including a recent rabbinical ruling that unvaccinated individuals may not enter synagogues, participate in a minyan or be called to the Torah.
Chief Rabbi of Ramat...