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Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Sunday. Credit: Haim Zach /GPO.

Israel, Cyprus announce ‘green passport’ travel agreement

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades announced at a joint press conference in Jerusalem on Sunday that the two countries had reached a “green passport” tourism agreement. Under the agreement, which...
A man exercises at an outdoor gym on an empty beach in Tel Aviv during the nationwide lockdown. January 17, 2021. Indoor and outdoors gyms are scheduled to open again on Sunday. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Israel’s Cabinet OKs plan for second, third stages of lockdown exit

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Israel’s Cabinet on Monday approved in principle a Health Ministry outline for the second and third stages of the exit from the country’s COVID-19 lockdown. The second stage is slated to begin on Sunday at...
Vials of Pfizer's BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centerl in Tzfat, on Feb. 14, 2021. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.

Pfizer vaccine 94 percent effective at preventing symptomatic COVID-19, new study finds

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Data from 1.2 million members of Israel’s largest health-maintenance organization shows the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is 94 percent effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 and 92 percent effective in preventing serious disease in vaccinated people who...
A medical worker prepares a COVID-19 vaccine injection at a vaccination center in Jerusalem, Feb. 4, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Study: Even one dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine lowers viral load and spread

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Those infected with the COVID-19 virus after receiving even a single dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine present a much lower transmission risk than non-vaccinated individuals, according to new Israeli research. This is because the vaccine...
A health worker prepares a dose of Pfizer's BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Jerusalem on Feb. 8, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Pfizer vaccinees less likely to pass coronavirus to others, Israeli study finds

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People who’ve received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine appear to be significantly less likely to “shed” or transmit virus particles that may be in their nose or throat. That is the finding of a study pre-published on Feb....
Israelis at the beach in Tel Aviv as Israel exits its third COVID-19 lockdown, Feb. 7. 2021. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

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,...
Jaffa Street in downtown Jerusalem, Feb. 7, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israel begins easing lockdown restrictions, but morbidity still high

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Israel on Sunday began a gradual easing of its COVID-19 lockdown following a Cabinet approval of the measure early Friday morning. Israelis are now allowed to travel more than one kilometer (1,094 yards) from their...
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla. Source: Twitter.

Technion to award Pfizer CEO honorary doctorate for coronavirus vaccine

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The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology will award an honorary doctorate to Pfizer CEO and chairman Dr. Albert Bourla for his “extraordinary achievement” in leading the record-time development of a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, Technion president...
A COVID-19 vaccination center in Hod Hasharon, Israel, Feb. 2, 2021. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Israelis 16 and up eligible for COVID vaccine; Netanyahu urges inoculation for all over...

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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...
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...