vaccine

Study: UK's coronavirus vaccine cuts spread of COVID by 2/3

Research by AstraZeneca and Oxford finds that AstraZeneca vaccine cuts transmission of COVID by nearly two-thirds.

Ministry of Health expands COVID vaccinations to all ages

Health Ministry Director-General instructs health care providers to offer COVID vaccines to everyone over the age of 16.

PA launches COVID vaccination campaign

PA's vaccination campaign made possible after Israeli transfer of 2,000 doses of Moderna’s vaccine.

Netanyahu: Goal to vaccinate 90% of people over 50

PM delivers update on fight against COVID pandemic. 'We are in middle of race between the vaccinations and the mutation.'

Israel nears five million COVID vaccinations

Over three million Israelis have received first dose of COVID vaccine, with nearly two million having received both doses.

The deal: Vaccines for Israelis' data

Israel's Pfizer deal drives quick rollout, and privacy worries.

Lod mayor threatens those declining vaccine

Lod mayor threatens sanctions against unvaccinated residents, children will not be able to attend schools.

Health Ministry: No vaccine restrictions for pregnant women

Ministry states there is no evidence COVID vaccine can cause harm to pregnant women, continues to recommend pregnant women get vaccinated.

Teen suffers heart problems days after getting 2nd vaccine dose

19-year-old hospitalized with heart inflammation 5 days after being vaccinated. Doctors say impossible to determine if there is a connection

Democrat Congressman gets COVID after 2nd vaccination

Fox News health specialist says tests from Israel may indicate that Rep. Lynch is not sick with virus but has it in his respiratory system.

Iran to receive Russian COVID vaccine

Iran's to receive first batch of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine by February 4, with more batches to follow.

Jordan's King calls on Israel to vaccinate Palestinian Arabs

King Abdullah II says Israel's failure to provide COVID-19 vaccines to Palestinian Arabs is counterproductive.

Israel to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to PA medical teams

Israel will deliver vaccines for about 1,000 PA medical workers to prevent collapse of PA's healthcare system.

Study: Novavax COVID-19 vaccine appears 89% effective

The vaccine also seems to work — though not quite as well — against the British and South African mutations.

Maccabi Health Fund:

Under 0.027% of recipients of 2 vaccine doses contract COVID

HMO says only 66 out of 248,000 people who received 2 vaccine doses contracted COVID, all were mild cases.

Pfizer: Vaccine effective against South African mutation

Initial study by Pfizer shows company vaccine seems to be effective against South African coronavirus mutation.

Soldier's parents, Emergency Council slam COVID vaccine pressure

Parents of IDF soldiers engage attorney as children 'face threats, sanctions, shaming, cancelled leave' for declining COVID-19 vaccine.

Vaccination campaign expands to Israelis 35 and older

Health Ministry orders HMOs to lower age at which vaccines can be provided as vaccination campaign progresses.

Hadar Goldin's fiancé still waits for him

Edna Seroussi protests government decision to provide vaccines to Gaza while Hamas still holds the body of her fiancée.

Biden to boost vaccine supply

Biden announces plan to boost weekly supply of vaccines to states and territories by 16% next week.

Watch: Vice President Harris receives 2nd COVID-19 vaccine dose

US Vice President Kamala Harris receives second dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the National Institutes of Health.

Regeneron says antibody cocktail effective in preventing COVID

Company says REGEN-COV antibody treatment prevents all symptomatic COVID infection, provides immediate immunity.

World Health Organization:

Pregnant women and kids should not take COVID vaccine by Moderna

World Health Organization recommends that children and pregnant women should not take Moderna's COVID vaccine.

'We've discovered vaccine side-effects Pfizer wasn't aware of'

Sheba Hospital's infectious disease unit chief reports on newly-discovered side-effects of vaccine, including facial nerve paralysis.

Refusing the vaccine

Insights into Judaism's attitude to refusing the corona vaccine, planting trees on Tu Bishvat - and following orders.

Moderna: Our vaccine is effective against the variants

Moderna says lab studies showed its COVID-19 vaccine remains protective against British and South African variants.

Liberman: Hundreds were infected after the second vaccine

Yisrael Beytenu chairman claims Ministry of Health is hiding the fact that hundreds became infected after receiving the second vaccine.

63 people who received second vaccine dose contracted COVID-19

Ministry of Health reports that a very small percentage of vaccine recipients contracted coronavirus after being vaccinated.

Two elderly contract COVID-19 after second vaccine dose

Two Holon nursing home residents test COVID positive 12 days after receiving second vaccine dose.

'EU must prioritize Holocaust survivors for COVID vaccines'

EJC President Dr. Moshe Kantor calls on EU members to ensure Holocaust survivors have access to COVID vaccine as soon as possible.

COVID reinfections extremely rare - and less severe, study shows

Natural infections give long-lasting COVID immunity at least as effectively as vaccinations, new study shows, for at least 7 months.

Democratic lawmakers criticize Israel over vaccines for PA

Two Democratic lawmakers say Israel should distribute COVID-19 vaccinations to Palestinian Arabs.

Teen hospitalized 2 days after receiving COVID vaccine

17-year-old with no background illnesses hospitalized with chest pains. Doctors say illness unrelated to the vaccine.

67-year-old dies two days after second dose of Covid-19 vaccine

His friends said he felt unwell after receiving vaccine and went to hospital. After release he passed away, apparently from heart attack.

Egypt to begin coronavirus vaccinations on Sunday

Egypt received its first shipment of vaccines developed by China National Pharmaceutical Group last month.

Clalit Health Services to begin to vaccinate teens

Israel’s largest health maintenance organization will begin vaccinating teenagers born in 2003 and 2004 starting on Saturday night.

Israelis are bending the rules to get COVID-19 vaccines

Despite guidelines for distributing coronavirus vaccines, nurses often help Israelis bend the rules to obtain shots.

PA to purchase doses of Russian vaccine

PA will purchase about 100,000 doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, its envoy to Moscow says.

Teens aged 16-18 to be vaccinated for coronavirus

Health Ministry Director General adopts recommendation of Vaccination Prioritization Committee regarding vaccines for teens.

Fire at world's largest vaccine plant

The Serum Institute of India, the largest vaccine producer in the world, lost several floors but no personnel to the blaze.

Israel to give coronavirus vaccines to Gaza?

Israel will provide additional doses of coronavirus vaccine to health professionals in Gaza, notice says.

Coronavirus vaccine to be made available to everyone?

Health Minister considers expanding vaccination program - on one condition.

Study: Pfizer vaccine is effective against UK COVID mutation

Lab study by vaccine's developer suggests vaccine is likely effective against the rapid-spreading COVID mutation identified in the UK.

Watch: As hospitals fill up, nurse urges citizens to vaccinate

As hospitals in Israel become increasingly overcrowded with COVID patients, health professional urges Israelis to vaccinate en-masse.

Tlaib: Israel is a racist state

Muslim congresswoman accuses Israel of racism due to its failure to offer coronavirus vaccines to Palestinian Arabs.

Are the un-vaccinated healthier?

Do citizens have the right to decide if they want to take a vaccine, and/or give them to their children?

Man injected with six doses of COVID-19 vaccine

An accident at a vaccination center caused one patient to receive far beyond the correct dose of coronavirus vaccine.

Israel's enemies attack its vaccination program

The Palestinian Authority was not interested in Israel's vaccine program. They are responsible for the Arab population in the area. Op-ed.

Netanyahu presents syringe with which he was vaccinated

Prime Minister in new video: This is the syringe with which I received the first vaccine among the millions we brought to Israel.

PA to receive Russian COVID vaccine on Tuesday

PA’s “civil affairs minister” is scheduled to return from Russia with a shipment of about 5,000 doses of the Sputnik vaccine.

Sheba Hospital study: 2nd vaccine dose extremely effective

Antibody tests for people who received the second vaccine dose show they develop more antibodies than people with severe cases of COVID.

Helsinki Committee to declare vax unauthorized human experiment

Committee in charge of supervising human trials expected to state vaccine campaign is clinical study and needed pre-approval.

'Israel can't be eternally blamed for Palestinian bungling'

Jerusalem Dep. Mayor Fleur Hassan-Nahoum pushes back on criticism against Israel for Palestinian Authority's failed handling of COVID crisis

Fauci: 100 million vaccines in 100 days is doable

Head of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases says Biden's vaccine goal is achievable.

COVID Vaccine: 'Pregnant women should proceed - with caution'

Hadassah hospital doctor says that the vaccines are a new kind with unknown effects on pregnant mothers.

Why you should take The Vaccine

Misinformation and fearmongering must not be allowed to prevent us from ending the pandemic. A response to an op-ed published on Arutz Sheva

Senior official: Israeli economy will be fully open by March

Official calls talk of mismanagement of vaccine rollout "nonsense" as government prepares to discuss extending lockdown.

Four companies to provide vaccines to Palestinian Authority

PA reports 13 new deaths from COVID-19 and 847 new cases of the virus.

Call to suspend Pfizer vaccine in elderly after Norwegian deaths

Experts: Death incidents in Norway prove mRNA COVID-19 vaccines' efficacy 'not as good as expected'.

29 die in Norway after receiving Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

Chief Physician: Common reactions to vaccine, including fever and nausea, 'may have contributed to a fatal outcome in some frail patients.'