vaccine

Study: Pfizer vaccine less effective against SA mutation

Ben Gurion University study finds Pfizer vaccine 11 times more effective than antibodies from recovering from COVID, less so with SA strain.

Putin to get COVID vaccine tomorrow

Russian president says he will receive one of the domestically produced coronavirus vaccines.

New study: AstraZeneca vaccine 79% effective

Large trial including over 32,000 participants shows AstraZeneca vaccine to be 79% effective.

Senior doc resigns vax cmte over vaccination of pregnant women

"It must be explained to pregnant women that the vaccine hasn't been approved, and they must sign an informed consent form."

Court:

School assistant who didn't get vaccinated, tested cannot enter

Tel Aviv Regional Labor Court rules school worker's right not to get vaccinated does not outweigh right to care for well-being of students

Pakistan's PM contracts COVID-19

Pakistan's PM Imran Khan has reportedly contracted the Coronavirus after receiving 1st dose of Chinese vaccine.

Abbas receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

PA chairman urges Palestinian Arabs to continue to adhere to the public safety protocols and the vaccination instructions.

British PM receives AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson receives first dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, urges everyone to get vaccinated.

Baby born with COVID-19 antibodies in the US

South Florida woman who received Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at 36 weeks gave birth three weeks later to healthy girl with COVID-19 antibodies.

US to pass 100 million vaccinations on Friday

Biden announces his administration is on track to surpassing his goal of administering 100 million COVID-19 shots by Friday.

EU says AstraZeneca vaccine safe but adds clot warning

Germany, France and others were waiting to get a ruling before making the decision on whether to continue using the vaccine.

Existing vaccines should protect against Brazil COVID-19 variant

In unprecedented statement, Oxford University announces existing coronavirus vaccine should offer protection against Brazilian variant.

WHO says countries can continue to use AstroZeneca vaccine

World Health Organization still looking into the vaccine safety after a slew of countries suspended its use over health fears.

Shipment of vaccines for Palestinian Authority arrives in Israel

Shipment of 60,000 coronavirus vaccines is transferred from Ben Gurion Airport to the Palestinian Authority and Gaza.

Study:

COVID vaccine highly effective in protecting pregnant women

All pregnant women currently hospitalized for COVID were not vaccinated, with study showing vaccine extremely effective for pregnant women.

Iran says homegrown COVID-19 vaccine is in clinical trials

Iran's third homegrown vaccine for coronavirus is named after eliminated nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.

Trump urges all Americans to get vaccinated

Former US President: It’s a great vaccine. It’s a safe vaccine. And it’s something that works.

Study: COVID vaccine protects pregnant mother and fetus

Hadassah Ein Kerem and Hebrew University study finds women, unborn children develop the same antibodies when the mother is vaccinated.

EU medical watchdog: AstraZeneca vaccine benefits outweigh risks

European Medicines Agency says there is currently no evidence linking AstraZeneca vaccine to 'extremely rare' dangerous blood clots.

Moderna begins COVID vaccine tests on young children

Coronavirus vaccines administered to children ranging in age from 0.5 - 12 years.

Germany, France and Italy stop use of AstraZeneca vaccine

Growing list of countries temporarily stops use of one vaccine over reports of rare blood clots. WHO says the vaccine is safe.

Yesha Council head, PA candidate issue joint call

Yesha Council Chairman David Elhayani meets candidate for PA chairman Mohammed Arif Masad. They call for Israel to vaccinate PA residents.

EU may turn to Russian COVID-19 vaccine

With efforts to vaccinate Europe's 450 million residents encountering difficulties, EU may turn to Moscow for its vaccine

Fauci: Trump should push supporters to get vaccinated

Top US expert responds to poll that found that half of men identifying themselves as Republicans have no plan to get vaccine.

Data: Only 8% of those hospitalized have been vaccinated

74% of all those hospitalized with COVID-19 were not vaccinated even once.

After 1 month: Health Min. 'needs more time to check' vax deaths

Nakim Organization founder: "Maybe someone here can help them count? Apparently there are too many dead and they need help?"

WHO authorizes Johnson & Johnson vaccine for emergency use

Approval means the one-dose shot can now theoretically be used as part of the international COVAX effort to distribute vaccines globally.

50,000 Palestinian Arab workers already vaccinated

Vaccination campaign of Palestinian Arab workers continues to progress with a high response from the workers.

European Medicines Agency approves Johnson & Johnson vaccine

EU medicines regulator says J&J vaccine be cleared for use in all adults over 18.

R. Edelstein attacked at Ponovitch Yeshiva

The attacker opposed COVID-19 vaccines and was motivated by R. Edelstein's endorsement of vaccination.

South Park vaccinates all adult characters thanks to Israel

Satirical cartoon town saved during special 'vaccination' episode thanks to delivery of vaccines from Israel.

Rabbi bans unvaccinated Cohanim from priestly blessing

Rabbi Yuval Cherlow, head of Center for Jewish Ethics at Tzohar, applies law banning Cohanim who shed blood to unvaccinated Cohanim.

Abbas rival arranges another delivery of vaccines to Gaza

Former senior Fatah official Mohammed Dahlan says new shipment of coronavirus vaccines will arrive in Gaza on Thursday.

Made an appointment for the vaccine and canceled? Pay a fine

Rabbi Avishai Kulin explains why Jewish law forbids making vaccine appointments in order to cancel them and waste doses.

Study: Pfizer vaccine very effective eliminating COVID strains

The Pfizer vaccine was able to neutralize a number of COVID variants from different locations worldwide.

Countries worldwide vie for Russian vaccine as production lags

With billions of Russian-made SputnikV COVID vaccine doses already ordered by more than 50 countries, production and supply remain an issue.

MDA vaccinates PA workers in Judea & Samaria industrial zones

Israel begins vaccinating Palestinian Arab workers at industrial zones in Judea and Samaria.

Supreme Court stops sharing of data on unvaccinated citizens

Court issues interim order preventing Health Ministry from implementing Vaccines Law to share data on citizens who are unvaccinated.

Bnei Brak transports elderly to vaccine centers

Municipality teams with United Hatzalah to ensure elderly people who would otherwise be stuck at home can be vaccinated against COVID-19.

'Issue Green Passports only two weeks after second dose'

Meuhedet health fund presents data from over 100,000 people showing risk of infection drops sharply two weeks after second dose of vaccine.

Study: Pfizer vaccine effective against Brazilian variant

COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech SE able to neutralize new variant of the coronavirus spreading rapidly in Brazil.

Teacher diagnosed with Covid-19 despite two injections

J'lem teacher who received both doses, the second over a month ago, diagnosed with Covid-19 over the weekend. His class enters isolation.

Report: Scientists skeptical about one-dose vaccine regimen

US government scientists reportedly pushing back against calls for one-dose regimens for the COVID-19 vaccines by Moderna and Pfizer.

With infections down, Israel considers reopening the country

Coronavirus 'Czar' Nachman Ash believes reopening airports next week is 'far from ideal' and that the country should wait another few weeks.

Edelstein: COVID guidelines can't succeed without public's help

Health Minister said authorities were doing all they could to enforce COVID-19 guidelines but public needed to do their share.

Netanyahu slams 'outrageous' SNL vaccine joke

PM on Fox News calls Saturday Night Live joke implying Israel is not vaccinating Arab citizens 'so false.'

Austrian chancellor: World looks at Israel with admiration

PM meets with Austrian chancellor, Danish PM to discuss cooperation on production of second-generation coronavirus vaccines.

Austria, Denmark look to Israel for help with vaccine rollout

The two nations are accusing EU leadership of inefficient, slow supply of COVID vaccines, getting help from Israel in battle against virus.

Netanyahu to Fox News: Coronavirus is behind Israel

PM to 'Fox & Friends': From today Israel will be known as the vaccination nation. We're the first in the world to emerge from corona.

'Palestinians won't be allowed into the city without a vaccine'

'Fact that Palestinian Authority does not vaccinate its citizens presents a danger to the public health,' Ariel Mayor Eliyahu Shaviro says.

PA acknowledges it gave vaccines to Jordan

PA "health ministry" confirmed that 200 vaccines were transferred to Jordan with the consent of PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas.

Biden: US will have enough vaccines for all adults by end of May

Biden announces new partnership between Johnson & Johnson and Merck which will help Johnson & Johnson produce more of its vaccine.

Officials: Anti-vaxxers' disinformation may prolong pandemic

Governments worldwide are warning against anti-vaxxer campaigns endangering their lives and those of others.

Austria, Denmark to work with Israel on COVID vaccine production

2 EU countries announce they will not rely on EU for vaccine production, to work with Israel for second-generation COVID vaccines.

Some Israelis enraged by government's 'vaccine coercion'

While Israel continues leading the world in COVID vaccinations, some are angered by government measures.

Report: Trump and his wife quietly received COVID-19 vaccine

Former President and first lady quietly received the COVID-19 vaccine at the White House in January, says advisor.

Health Ministry okays vaccinations of recoverees as of Tuesday

Ministry gives HMOs go ahead to vaccinate Israelis who recovered from COVID-19 more than three months ago. They will receive one dose.

Sanders praises call to vaccinate Palestinian Arabs

Sanders last week blasted Israel for failing to vaccinate Palestinian Arabs even though Israel is not obligated to do so.

Twitter to apply warnings to misleading tweets about vaccines

Social media giant to warn about tweets containing misleading information on vaccines, could permanently ban users for repeat violations.

Sunday: Partial lockdown relief

Government approves returning grades 7-10 to schools, opening restaurants and banquet halls for vaccinated and recovering.