vaccination

Fourth lockdown still possible

Vaccination numbers are promising, but are they happening fast enough?

Researchers create 'traffic light' plan for vaccine distribution

A team of researchers from the Technion has developed a new map to help target COVID-19 vaccination efforts.

Coronavirus Czar: Things are starting to look up

Prof. Nachman Ash alims that current measures are stalling the virus's spread

Twitter removes Khamenei tweet against vaccines

Twitter removes a tweet by Iran's Supreme Leader in which he cast doubt on coronavirus vaccines, says it violates company's rules.

Khamenei bars US and British vaccines

Iran's Supreme Leader: Importing American and British vaccines is forbidden, I don't trust them.

Israel secretly delivered vaccines to the PA

The vaccines are intended for special humanitarian cases and have not yet been used.

South African COVID variant can 'bypass immune protection'

Scientists fear it could take months to adapt existing vaccines; meanwhile, new mutations are likely to emerge.

COVID czar: 'Green passports will be means to manage daily life'

Passports to be required for entrance to large number of public venues.

Edelstein stops allocation of vaccines to Ichilov Hospital

Move comes after the hospital vaccinated teachers in violation of guidelines. The hospital explains: We had leftover doses.

Moderna to deliver vaccine to Israel this month

US drugmaker says Israel's Health Ministry has approved its COVID-19 vaccine and that it will deliver 6 million doses.

Petition demands government not sanction non-vaccinated

Petition joins call by over 100 doctors countrywide: 'You should not be able to force a person to get the vaccine through restrictions.'

Why did COVID-skeptic Prof. Lass vaccinate?

Man who called COVID 'flu with PR' still vaccinated, saying: 'Main thing is to calm down from this madness.'

44% of those aged 60 and over vaccinated against COVID-19

Yesterday, 70,000 citizens in Israel were vaccinated. Yesterday, 5,993 tested positive; rate of positive tests stands at 6.1%.

Israel nearing one million vaccines

153,430 Israelis were vaccinated against coronavirus on Thursday. 950,000 Israelis have been vaccinated since the start of the campaign.

Trump: COVID-19 vaccine is a medical miracle

Watch: In year-end video message, Trump notes his administration's work to develop vaccine against COVID-19.

WHO grants emergency validation to Pfizer vaccine

World Health Organization says Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is the first to receive its "emergency validation" since the pandemic began.

Meretz MK: Vaccination campaign a success because of the left

MK Yair Golan says the credit for the COVID-19 vaccination campaign belongs to the left since it nurtured the public health system.

'We're headed for a million people vaccinated'

650,000 have received first of 2 doses of Pfizer vaccine. Infection rates still rising.

German media ask: 'Why is Israel vaccinating faster than us?'

Answer: PM called Pfizer CEO personally, and paid double the EU per dose.

Biden criticizes Trump over vaccination pace

US President-elect: It's going to take years, not months, to vaccinate the American people.

WHO: 'Covid-19 isn't the big one'

WHO experts stress that COVID will become endemic despite vaccines and that "these threats will continue."

Health Ministry denies vaccine priority to Hevra Kaddisha

Organization threatens to cease dealing with bodies of those who died of COVID if their workers aren't vaccinated.

49-year-old suffers allergic reaction after COVID-19 vaccine

49-year-old man suffers from extreme allergic reaction about an hour after being vaccinated against coronavirus.

Israel continues to lead world in Corona vaccinations

A little over a week into the vaccination campaign about 379,000 Israelis vaccinated; 98,916 over the past day.

AstraZeneca: Our vaccine has 'winning formula' for efficacy

AstraZeneca CEO says the company's vaccine provides "100 per cent protection" against severe COVID-19 disease.

IDF to begin vaccination program on Tuesday

Vaccination won't be obligatory, but IDF hopes all soldiers will be vaccinated within a few months.

PA to receive first COVID-19 vaccines within two weeks

The PA has been in touch with the World Health Organization to ensure that it receives coronavirus vaccines.

Report: Britain to roll out AstraZeneca vaccine on January 4

British Government urged to accelerate vaccination efforts as new strain of COVID-19 continues to spread.

'It is obligatory to get vaccinated against coronavirus'

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef rules: According to halakha, everyone should go and get vaccinated.

Iran: US approved funds transfer for COVID-19 vaccines

Head of Iran's Central Bank says US caved to global pressure and allowed Iran to purchase vaccines for coronavirus.

Vaccines on Shabbat? This is the position of the Chief Rabbi

Chief Rabbi says permission to vaccinate in Shabbat will be considered when vaccinations are given in all hours of the day during the week.

Watch: Biden receives coronavirus vaccine

President-elect receives first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on live TV: This is great hope.

Watch: Hospital staff break out dance moves after vaccination

Israeli hospital staff began a 'Happy Dance' following vaccinations. Older population & at-risk residents next in line for treatment.

Virus expert: 'Vaccinate as many people as quickly as possible'

UK medical lecturer says mass vaccination the only way out of COVID crisis, predicts vast majority will agree to go through with it.

Minister Elkin against PR photos of vaccinating officials

Minister Ze'ev Elkin: 'Bypassing vaccination queue under umbrella of PR campaign hurts public trust'

CDC advisory panel recommends Moderna vaccine

Panel of advisers to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vote to push forward with Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use.

Anti-vaxxers' new claim: Netanyahu took placebo

Anti-vaccine activists claim Sheba Dir. Gen. was caught on tape asking for PM's 'placebo' vaccine, when all he asked for was a 'flask'.

Biden to receive coronavirus vaccine on Monday

US President-elect and his wife Jill Biden will receive their first doses of the vaccine in public.

FDA to revise Pfizer's COVID vaccine fact sheet

FDA working with Pfizer to revise fact sheet for recipients of its vaccine after two people had allergic reactions to it.

FDA panel endorses Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine

Federal panel of outside experts recommends that FDA move forward with emergency authorization for the Moderna vaccine.

European rabbis: Don't delay, get vaccinated

Leaders of Conference of European Rabbis call on communities on the continent: Listen to the doctors and get vaccinated against coronavirus.

'The vaccine is safe. Get vaccinated'

Coronavirus czar meets head of Israel Association of Family Physicians ahead of vaccination campaign.

Report: 75% of Israelis intend to refuse vaccination

Polls indicate up to 75% of Israelis planning to refuse inoculation, Health Min. offering incentives to offset citizens' concerns.

Tens of thousands of vaccines delayed on their way to Israel

Arrival of shipment of coronavirus vaccines from Belgium has been postponed to an unknown date.

Trump and Pence to be offered COVID-19 vaccine

Sources say President, Vice President and other top officials will be offered Pfizer vaccine beginning on Monday.

From the Israeli Press:

Vaccine needlephobia

Digital media's anti-vaccine hysteria will cost many more lives and indefinitely prevent our return to normalcy. Op-ed.

PA to receive Russian coronavirus vaccine

PA officials say they expect to receive four million coronavirus vaccines from Russia next month.

CDC committee recommends Pfizer vaccine

Officials with the government's Operation Warp Speed say they are already boxing up vaccines to ship them out for delivery on Monday.

FDA panel recommends emergency use of Pfizer vaccine

Food and Drug Administration advisory panel paves way for final approval of Pfizer and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine.

IDF soon to be testing 100,000 people per day for coronavirus

Health Ministry may also charge IDF with vaccination program.

Britain to roll out COVID-19 vaccine this week

Britain to roll out Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as of Tuesday.

Elderly to be vaccinated by February

Director general of the Ministry of Health believes Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine will be the first one to arrive in Israel.

US advisers: Vaccinate health workers and nursing homes first

Advisers to CDC recommend that health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities be first in line for any coronavirus vaccines.

Moderna applies to FDA for authorization of COVID-19 vaccine

Moderna asks FDA to review expanded data showing its vaccine is 94.1% effective at preventing COVID-19.

Developers of Russian vaccine offer AstraZeneca cooperation

Developers of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine say AstraZeneca should try combining its experimental shot with the Russian one.

Germany could start vaccinating population next month

German Health Minister says country could start administering shots of COVID-19 vaccines as soon as next month.

Report: Pfizer vaccine could receive UK approval this week

British regulators about to start appraisal of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, decision could be made in less than a week.

Pfizer asks US for emergency use of COVID-19 vaccine

Pfizer asks FDA to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine.

Who will receive the COVID-19 vaccine first?

Ministry of Health formulating a plan to prioritize those who most need the coronavirus vaccines when they arrive in Israel.

Moshe Feiglin warns against forced vaccination

Former MK: 'If forced vaccination is required, why not enact coercive kidney donation law as well?'