News for Health Ministry Almost a year after FDA approval, anti-COVID drug finally available in IsraelMultiple studies show Regeneron significantly lowers COVID mortality. Health Ministry now making drug available to high-risk patients. Health Min: 8,691 new COVID cases diagnosed in last day172,530 COVID tests performed in last day. 710 patients in serious condition, death toll rises to 7,567. Israel, European Union, agree to recognize coronavirus vaccine certificatesNew agreement will allow vaccinated Israelis to access European Green Pass, allowing access to restaurants, cultural centers, and more. Report: Health Ministry fears rise of COVID 'infection parties'Phenomenon of parents trying to get their children infected with COVID to secure them Green Passports raises concerns among health experts. Health Min: Prayers should be led by people who received booster shotHealth Ministry recommends only people who have received 3 vaccine doses lead Rosh Hashannah prayers or blow the shofar. Operations postponed: Why is robotic surgeon worth $2.5m not being used?Health Ministry refuses to authorize budget for robot's operation due to fears it will "increase the deficit." Health Ministry updates countries' COVID-19 classificationClassification of countries as it relates to COVID-19 will be updated as of August 31. Health Ministry clarifies: Coronavirus restrictions apply within mallsBusinesses in sectors required to adhere to new coronavirus restrictions must keep restrictions regardless of location, Health Min. says. 'Previous lockdowns were justified but now they can be avoided'Former Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Health: A lockdown should only be imposed if we get to an extreme scenario. Health Ministry to push quarantine for vaccinated adults caring for infected childrenPM Bennett warns harsher restrictions may be on the way, as Health Ministry pushes return to full Green Pass protocol, limits on gatherings. Israeli health officials: Delta variant a 'reason for concern'Director General of the Ministry of Health said morbidity continues to rise and additional restrictions are under consideration. Israel's government approves first budget in three yearsHealth Ministry to receive huge increase in spending in 2021-2022 budget, after government failed to pass spending plan for three years. Expert: Alpha variant may have caused number of coronavirus deaths to double'British variant causes illness 30-40% worse than the original virus,' says Health Ministry's Prof. Yaron Niv. Health Ministry to begin offering third coronavirus vaccine dose - next weekHealth Ministry preparing to vaccinate elderly population with booster shot of coronavirus vaccine, report says. Health Ministry chief: 'Green pass' won't make a differenceDirector general of Ministry of Health to hospital directors: Additional measures to prevent COVID-19 spread will be taken. The Health Ministry glitch that caused COVID infectionsGlitch causing notices telling people they no longer had to quarantine leads to carriers spreading COVID. Health Ministry chief: Don't travel abroad unless it's vitalPolicies regarding travel & quarantine likely to change, warns Health Ministry director-general. Do arrivals from abroad actually keep quarantine?Health Ministry admits: Supervisors visited just 42% of those who were supposed to quarantine following arrival in Israel. Prof. Ash: 'This is not the time to travel abroad'Health Ministry director-general admits vaccines declining in efficacy: "We have yet to understand why." Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz: 'Enough playing pretend'Health Min. Horowitz condemns criticism of Dr. Alroy-Preis as 'out of place,' says he backs Ministry professionals 'completely and totally.' Health Ministry Director General: Holiday lockdown a possibilityDirector General of the Ministry of Health, Prof. Nachman Ash, says a lockdown could be imposed during the high holidays. Data shows coronavirus vaccine reduces number of serious casesInitial Health Ministry data shows percentage of serious cases reduced by nearly half. Health Ministry Director-General signs order shortening quarantineProf. Nachman Ash signs amendment that will make it possible to shorten the isolation to seven days subject to two negative tests. Does Israel have the authority to recognize sex change?The 'Choosing Family' movement asked the Ministry of Health on what grounds it feels authorized to approve sex change in Israel. Health Minister: COVID is here to stay"Government is taking steps to allow us to live our daily lives with coronavirus in the background." Large discrepancies between COVID data from hospitals vs. govtAccording to Health Ministry, there are 46 seriously ill patients in Israel's hospitals, but figures from hospitals themselves show just 27. Prof. Barbash: Half of serious COVID-19 cases fully vaccinatedFormer director-general of Health Ministry: 'We need lockdown before it's too late.' Ex-Health Ministry chief: Too many unvaccinated people, vaccinate everyone'If we wouldn't have had the vaccine, this would have been a catastrophe,' says former Health Ministry director, Moshe Bar Siman Tov. Health Ministry to allow Supreme Court to rule on surrogacyGovernment admits no chance of amending Surrogacy Law, requests Supreme Court rule on the issue in its place. Health Ministry: Vaccine efficiency drops to 64% against Delta variantHealth Ministry tracking finds effectiveness of vaccine against infection drops to 64%, but effectiveness against hospitalization is 93%. Third coronavirus vaccine dose planned for vulnerable populationsStudies show people with underlying health issues don't have sufficient immune response to provide protection. Health Ministry: We must return to 'green pass' systemFollowing spread of Indian variant of COVID, Israeli Health Ministry pushing for reinstating vaccine passport system. Coronavirus Czar tapped to lead Israel's Health MinistryNachman Ash, chief of Israel's COVID efforts, appointed to head Health Ministry after current chief, Hezi Levy, announces his resignation. Director of Israeli Health Ministry resignsMoments before new Coronavirus Cabinet holds its first meeting, Hezi Levy announces resignation as director-general of Health Ministry. Report: Health Ministry eyeing mask mandate for summer schoolMinistry weighing return of mask mandate in schools, as broader plans for renewed mask requirement under consideration. Health Ministry recommends vaccinating children aged 12-15As morbidity rises among children and data shows vaccine to be safe, Ministry recommends lowering age of vaccine recipients. Fear of Indian variant as COVID outbreak strikes school45 students at school in Binyamina contract COVID. Health Ministry says family which returned from abroad connected to outbreak. Suspicion: Litzman's aide was bribed to drop warning labels from food productsAide to Yaakov Litzman among suspects arrested in anti-corruption case in which gov't food warning labels were dropped in exchange for money Police investigate suspicions of corruption in health ministrySuspects, including current and former public servants, manager of medical company and manager of lobbying company, detained. Health Ministry threatens to close schools over lack of cooperationDirector of public health services in the Health Ministry writes to Education Ministry demanding fast testing over Indian variant. Government ministries weigh ending flights from IndiaTransportation Ministry weighing Health Ministry's demand to cease flights from India due to widescale spread & Indian coronavirus variant. Health Ministry considers charging those unvaccinated for coronavirus testsHealth Ministry aims to outsource coronavirus testing, may charge some Israelis for coronavirus tests. Health Ministry finalizes repeal of mask lawsNew relaxations in mask laws are coming as of Sunday. COVID-19 Indian mutation discovered in IsraelSeven cases of the Indian mutation have been found among travellers returning to Israel from abroad. Health Ministry: The epidemic is fading awayDr. Sharon Alroy-Preis says Health Ministry is considering removing requirement to wear masks outdoors in response to lower morbidity.'We're not quite ready to cancel the mask requirement'Director general of the Ministry of Health: We're not beyond the coronavirus pandemic yet. We still need to be careful.Health Ministry: We need millions more coronavirus vaccinesHealth Ministry warns Israel needs millions more doses of coronavirus vaccines, contradicting claims of plenty. After 1 month: Health Min. 'needs more time to check' vax deathsNakim Organization founder: "Maybe someone here can help them count? Apparently there are too many dead and they need help?" Electronic tracking of coronavirus carriers to end soon?Health Ministry announces cessation of electronic tracking for confirmed coronavirus cases, report says. Health Ministry employee helped forge 'Green Passports'Health Min. employee helped members of Telegram group acquire forged 'Green Passports,' report says. Green Passports for the unvaccinated using rapid COVID testsHealth Ministry reportedly planning to launch program next week allowing the unvaccinated and children entry to all 'green tag' locations.Former COVID-19 patients can get vaccinated with one doseThe health ministry has found an alternative to discarding unused COVID-19 vaccines. Health Ministry may share information on unvaccinated Israelis with local authoritiesBill allowing Health Ministry to share information on those unvaccinated against coronavirus passes second and third Knesset readings. Health Ministry: Coronavirus vaccine significantly reduces morbidityNew Health Ministry report shows Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is 98.9% effective at preventing coronavirus-related hospitalizations.Health Ministry study: Pfizer vaccine reduces serious cases, mortality by 90%Senior Health Ministry officials work with Pfizer on study which shows high vaccine effectiveness in reducing overall infection. Hackers impersonate Health Ministry officials to steal IDs, credit cardsLarge-scale phishing attack takes advantage of COVID crisis to steal victims ID numbers to use their credit cards online. 'Health Ministry data were intended to cause fear, not presented in true perspective'Hebrew University Dept of Family Medicine Chairman Prof Amnon Lahad: 'I believe most of them died not from COVID-19, but with COVID-19.' |
