Report: Most members of Israel's vaccine 'expert committee' are not doctors
According to report, 48 out of 90 are not doctors. 16 of these lack relevant clinical experience, 26 security officials remain undisclosed.
According to report, 48 out of 90 are not doctors. 16 of these lack relevant clinical experience, 26 security officials remain undisclosed.
Tel Aviv hospital examines immunogenicity and safety of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine booster in actively treated cancer patients.
Health Ministry halves time between 2nd and 3rd doses of COVID vaccine.
Fighting anti-vaxxers among Brooklyn’s Orthodox Jews, nurses write a 140-page rebuttal.
The govermental reactions to the Omicron variant are a 'nisayon haseikhel' - a test of rationality. We need much more information. Op-ed.
Oxford university and AstraZeneca begin work on Omicron-targeted version of their coronavirus vaccine.
The Ministry of Education and other MKs oppose the proposal. Parental leadership: "A proposal that is a disgrace to decision-makers."
Data shows Moderna booster shot increases neutralizing antibodies against the omicron variant.
Dr. Burton warns of "situation where individuals will become co-infected" with both Delta & Omicron, leading to more mutations emerging.
Anti-vaxxers are harassing those close to Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky with hate mail, telephone harassment, and letters bearing outright threats.
The Pentagon announced in August it would require service members to receive COVID-19 vaccine.
'Unvaccinated people should be forced to stay at home, make situation so hard for them they have no choice but to get vaccinated.'
Latest children's vaccination campaign a failure? Few parents vaccinating their kids for COVID, with lowest numbers in haredi, Arab sectors.
Rabbi Yissachar Dov Rokeach, leader of the Belz Hasidic sect in Israel, urges teachers at new Belz school in Borough Park to get vaccinated.
Google Assistant app sings song celebrating vaccines when asked for a song.
Maccabi Healthcare Services survey: 20% of vaccinated children suffered side effects, most often weakness, fatigue or headaches.
Study conducted on people aged 50 and older finds that third dose of Pfizer vaccine reduces the risk of COVID-related death by 90 percent.
Senior haredi rabbi calls PM 'a liar', says government untrustworthy, but adds vaccines are obligatory regardless.
Second Booster: As more cases of Omicron variant discovered across Israel, Health Ministry weighs additional jab.
Albert Bourla talks about his good relations with Netanyahu and Bennett and answers parents who are worried over the COVID vaccine.
An anti-vaccine ad by an Orthodox group briefly took over a Crown Heights bus stop.
'Israel's approach is more understanding - and that comes with a price,' coronavirus czar Prof. Salman Zarka says.
Federal judge in Louisiana issues nationwide preliminary injunction against Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers.
Stéphane Bancel stressed risks involved in switching production to Omicron-focused vaccine, suggested booster doses were a better option.
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla says original vaccine likely still effective against new COVID variant, but will develop new vaccine just in case.
In an unvaccinated population, COVID can spread unchecked and mutate faster. 3.5 billion people have yet to receive a vaccine shot.
Seven cases of Omicron variant confirmed in Israel. "We only have limited information on new variant; vaccine remains useful," Zarka says.
Woman who verbally attacked director of Sheba Medical Center's infectious diseases department to pay compensation. 'Violence has a price.'
After meeting senior doctors, Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, leading Lithuanian-haredi rabbi, tells parents to vaccinate children against COVID-19.
Dr. Meir Preis, director of the Institute of Hematology at Carmel Medical Center, calls on parents not to listen to 'charlatans and liars.'
Pfizer says results of long-term trial of COVID-19 vaccine found it is 100 percent effective in protecting 12-to-15-year-olds.
Former MK recounts to Avi Abelow his experience at Knesset Health Committee hearing on COVID shot for children.
Nearly 40,000 demonstrators march in Vienna to protest Austrian government's new COVID lockdown, plans to impose vaccine mandate.
Health Ministry committee recommends COVID vaccine for children 5-11 and offering booster shots to kids 12-15.
Approximately one million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech children's coronavirus vaccine arrive in Israel ahead of Tuesday rollout.
The FDA has authorized Pfizer and Moderna's Covid-19 boosters for all adults over 18-years old.
Days after imposing lockdown on the unvaccinated, Austria to lockdown entire population, including fully vaccinated.
The FDA promised "full transparency" due to "tremendous public interest" in a drug that it approved after just 108 days of study.
FDA report shows Pfizer's clinical trials found 24% higher all-cause mortality rate among the vaccinated compared to placebo group.
Pfizer rep tells FDA panel that characteristics of new vax formulation to be used on children are 'expected to be the same' as before.