Coronavirus

Israeli actress fired for refusing vaccination or testing

Producers of Israeli series 'Maniac' have dismissed actress Orna Fitussi for refusing to be tested for COVID or vaccinated before filming.

Study: COVID babies have reduced cognitive performance

Study cites face masks, lockdown, and maternal stress as possible causative factors.

Gantz military secretary diagnosed with COVID-19

Defense Ministry announces Brig. Gen. Yaakov Dolf to go into quarantine after testing positive for COVID.

Working overtime: Over 866,000 booster shots in Israel

Leading health official says citizens have come out en-masse to receive their booster shots during the latest COVID wave.

U.S. authorizes COVID-19 boosters shots

The CDC approved a third COVID-19 vaccine dose for individuals with compromised immune systems to go into effect immediately.

Health Ministry Director:

'We will have a lockdown if serious cases continue to rise'

Health Ministry Director-General Prof. Nachman Ash says third vaccine doses must reduce case numbers this week or there will be a lockdown.

U.S. fearful of 'COVID-linked' terror attacks

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says it views homeland terror threats as the biggest facing the nation.

Shaked: Lockdown - the 'last resort'

Shaked said everything must be done to avoid another lockdown - including vaccinating individuals aged 40 and above.

Goal: to approve 3rd vaccine dose for over-40s this week

Health sector leaders warn a delay in approving 3rd vaccine doses for people over the age of 40 could cost lives.

Misunderstanding the word “effective” re a COVID treatment drug

The medical definition of “effective” prevents use of Israeli COVID-19 treatment drug, but it is not the layman's understanding. Op-ed.

Pfizer CEO: Netanyahu was on top of everything

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla: Netanyahu called me 30 times asking: What about young people... what are you doing about South African variant?

Decision on lockdown - one week before holidays

Health Min. official: Israel has approximately two weeks before it must decide whether to impose a lockdown.

How many Israelis would obey a lockdown?

PM Bennett is pushing vaccinations, epidemiological investigations, in an effort to avoid lockdown, report says.

Coronavirus pandemic: Nearly 500 seriously ill patients

Twelve dead of coronavirus since Friday, as number of serious cases rises to 494.

Woman hospitalized after receiving 'booster' vaccine

Woman, 52, becomes first Israeli to suffer possible allergic reaction following receipt of third coronavirus vaccine.

Tel Aviv and MDA ensure COVID-19 vaccinations accessible to all

Special MDA operation allows Israelis, non-Israelis, and anyone interested, to receive a free coronavirus vaccine in central Tel Aviv.

Germany adds Israel to list of high-risk COVID-19 countries

The move means a minimum five-day quarantine requirement for those who are unvaccinated.

CDC recommends third vaccine dose for immunocompromised

CDC advisory panel recommends additional shots of coronavirus vaccines for certain immunocompromised Americans.

Bennett: Vaccinate on Shabbat & night, it's about saving lives

Prime Minister Bennett emphasized that the vaccination efforts must continue around the clock, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

PM Bennett:

'Didn't get third vaccine yet? You could die'

Bennett calls on Israelis over 50 to get third dose of COVID vaccine, warns those who don't get it they are in 'mortal danger'.

Debates over vaccines and masks divide Jewish day schools

Amid debates over vaccines and masks, Jewish day schools buckle down for a third year of COVID.

'Impossible' to reach herd immunity, says UK professor

"We don't have anything that will stop transmission" of the Delta variant, Prof. Pollard says.

New COVID cases tops 6,000 as infection rate hits 5%

462 seriously ill COVID patients as infection rate continues to increase. 87 deaths in one week.

Court: Employers can force workers to be vaccinated or tested

Tel Aviv Labor Court ruled that employer's demand for unvaxxed to be tested twice weekly for COVID was reasonable.

Poll:

Israelis sharply divided over holiday lockdown

Most Israelis say fourth lockdown would represent failure by government to handle COVID crisis - but plurality back lockdown.

How effective are vaccines at preventing COVID deaths?

Real-world study of hospitalized patients in India shows early hospitalization, vaccination both significantly increase odds of survival.

'All we can do right now is buy time' says govt COVID adviser

"We'll only stop the epidemic in its tracks when everyone gets vaccinated," says Dr. Dror Dicker.

PA receives more doses of COVID-19 vaccine

PA announces it received 150,000 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

'I'm not alarmed by the number of verified cases'

President of Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem says "the current wave of COVID-19 is less violent than the previous wave."

Experts recommend third vaccine dose for those aged 50 and over

Ministry of Health's expert committee also recommends third dose for medical staff, prisoners and those with background illnesses.

COVID cases continue to rise with nearly 100 new severe cases

Nearly 450 COVID patients are now in serious condition, positivity rate for COVID tastes is 5%.

COVID Czar: Outline for safe High Holiday prayers

Prof. Nachman Ash calls on public to get vaccinated. 'The number of verified people reaches new highs every day.'

Home Front Command to conduct serological testing for children

Over a million school-age children will be tested prior to the start of the new academic year.

Over 20 people removed from flight due to fake coronavirus tests

Passengers present forged coronavirus test results, are removed from flight bound for New York.

Bennett: Prepare to administer third dose to additional sectors

If the Health Ministry approves, a third dose of the coronavirus vaccine will be available for younger Israelis beginning next week.

Coronavirus: Nearly 6,000 new cases

For the third day in a row, number of new coronavirus cases hovers around 6k daily. Are the unvaccinated more likely to become severely ill?

Coronavirus czar: Consider starting school year in October

'Vaccine is what got us out of the third lockdown, anti-vaxxers need to do some soul-searching,' Coronavirus Czar Prof. Salman Zarka says.

Secret agreement: Silence in exchange for additional staff

The government promised to provide hospitals with additional staff - in exchange for complete silence, no matter what.

Khamenei calls for 'decisive' measures against COVID-19

Iran's Supreme Leader urges "decisive" measures amid a surge in cases of COVID-19 in the country.

'We aren't going to a lockdown, that doesn't work'

Head of the Israeli Association of Public Health Physicians criticizes the government's conduct amid the rise in cases of COVID-19.

Did German nurse inject saline instead of COVID-19 vaccine?

Thousands asked to get another shot of a COVID-19 vaccine after police find a nurse may have injected them with a saline solution.

Report: FDA to approve booster shots within 48 hours

Sources say FDA will authorize COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for some people who are immunocompromised.

Coronavirus Cabinet expands restrictions

Ministers extend green pass to all sectors of the economy except for malls. In addition, limits set on crowd sizes at events.

'Give teachers the third coronavirus vaccine'

Yaffa Ben David, head of Israel's Teachers Union, demands Health Minister allow teachers to receive 'booster' dose before school begins.

Former Health Min.: We're on the verge of catastrophe

'We gave them a country with zero morbidity, and we're on the verge of catastrophe,' former Health Min. Edelstein says.

The Health Ministry's dire predictions

New plan sees increase in number of healthcare professionals caring for coronavirus patients, nearly 5,000 hospitalized by mid-September.

Rand Paul urges Americans to ignore COVID guidelines

Paul blasted 'government bureaucrats' for taking away Americans' basic freedoms and imposing cynical laws reminiscent of tyranny.

Haredi MK: 'Don't speak about Torah learning in yeshivas'

MK Meir Porush slams 'bad' government's handling of coronavirus pandemic, says Torah study should not be spoken about publicly.

Experts warn: Lockdown or forced inoculation

With the Delta variant on the rise, health officials are at odds over measures to slow the spread of the virus.

Officials warn: 'No way' to finish serology testing by September

Senior officials involved in conducting serology tests for schoolchildren warns 'no way' task will be complete by start of new school year.

Number of seriously ill COVID patients rises to 400

400 patients in serious condition, including 35% who are unvaccinated. 5,755 new cases of COVID reported in 24 hours.

Lockdowns return to China as COVID cases resurface

China has seen a rise in Covid-19 infections as the government imposed widespread testing and lockdowns.

Former Health Min. official praises vaccine: 'Excellent job'

Majority of waning immunity occurs among the elderly, Professor Itamar Grotto says.

Chabad rabbi: Violating coronavirus rules is against Jewish law

Rabbi Yitzchak Yehuda Yaroslavsky urges community to follow coronavirus guidelines, says anyone not tested for coronavirus must not mingle.

Today:

Travelers returning to Israel from US now required to quarantine

Starting Wednesday, all travelers returning to Israel from expanded list of countries required to remain in home isolation.

Mother 'quarantines' children in trunk of vehicle

Mother puts two children in trunk of vehicle, claims they are there for 'quarantine.'

WHO urges end to 'disgraceful' vaccine inequity

World Health Organization urges world leaders to overturn the "disgraceful" global imbalance in access to COVID-19 vaccines.

Did Florida request ventilators from the federal government?

Governor Ron DeSantis on report that Florida requested hundreds of ventilators from the federal government: I have not heard about that.

French woman detained for poster at COVID-19 protest

France's Interior Min. Gérald Darmanin says poster is 'reprehensible,' calls out anti-Semitism as 'a criminal offense, not an opinion.'

Chinese think tanks: U.S. spreading COVID

Chinese think tanks released a 'research report' claiming the U.S. was the one behind COVID and that China had done the most to fight it.