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Virus expert: 1 million unvaccinated Israelis is unacceptable

Prof. Galia Rahav tells Ynet that Israel went from having 8 hospitalizations a day to 23 in less than 2 weeks; adds that a lockdown for the High Holidays can be avoided if elderly Israelis get booster shots, unvaccinated get their jabs

Alexandra Lukash , 13:53, 08.02.21

Israel sees spike in ventilated COVID patients

Health Ministry says the tally of ventilated patients has increased from 37 to 42 in just 24 hours; 10% of 2,114 newly diagnosed arrived from abroad, while 13 local authorities are now defined as 'red,' indicating high level of spread

Ynet , 11:30, 08.02.21

Israeli tech wins praise for saving hundreds of Dominican women from cancer

Caribbean country screens over 18,000 women, many of them of modest means, using Israeli-made AI-based kit which allows non-specialists to diagnose early stages of cervical cancer and match patients with adequate preventive treatment

Itamar Eichner , 22:32, 07.29.21

Virus booster shot rollout to over 60s to begin next week, Health Ministry says

In a world first, senior citizens will be eligible for a third coronavirus jab starting Sunday provided that at least five months have passed since they received the second dose

Adir Yanko , 17:04, 07.29.21

Israel to expand flight ban list as public health chief questions efficacy

Dr. Sharon Alroy-Preis says lack of public adherence to regulations necessitates stricter measures; hints that list of blacklisted countries might soon include Greece, Bulgaria and UAE even though destination-based travel ban is not efficient anymore

Nina Fox , 15:32, 07.29.21

Israel again sees over 2,000 daily virus cases, rise in severe patients

Coronavirus National Information and Knowledge Center warns in wake of continued surge in cases that if no drastic measures are taken soon, the number of sever patients will 'skyrocket'; 159 patients are currently in severe condition

Ynet , 10:55, 07.29.21

Israel set to recommend third vaccine shot after experts' approval

Bennett set to meet with Horowitz and the experts later in the day where he is expected to announce his support for the move; only issue still undecided is whether to recommend booster shot to over 60s or over 70s

Ynet , 08:55, 07.29.21

Israel logs 1,438 new cases of coronavirus since midnight

Number of patients in serious condition slightly drops to 149, 29 of them on ventilators; two patients succumb to complications of COVID-19 as country's death toll climbs to 6,462 fatalities

Yaron Druckman, Adir Yanko , 20:19, 07.28.21

Lack of data leaves Israeli experts uneasy on third vaccine

As health system officials are preparing to recommend the booster shot for the public, some members of the Health Ministry's special team on pandemic say they had not received enough information; urge to wait for international regulatory approval

Adir Yanko , 15:44, 07.28.21

Bring back Green Pass and vaccinate children at schools, virus taskforce chief says

Prof. Ran Balicer tells Ynet reinstating Green Pass for public facilities who host fewer than 100 people will not hurt businesses and ensuring a safe reopening of schools in September is crucial to keeping COVID cases down

Alexandra Lukash, Nir Cohen , 13:36, 07.28.21

2,000 new COVID cases in Israel for second straight day

Health Ministry 93 out of 153 severely ill patients have been fully vaccinated; ministry's pandemic panel set to hold a meeting later to mull whether to issue comprehensive recommendation for third vaccine shot for all public

Ynet , 10:04, 07.28.21

Israel clears COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in at-risk 5–11s

Health Ministry circulates document listing several exceptional cases in which hospitals and healthcare providers can offer the vaccine to children at such young age, including morbid obesity and severe immunosuppression among others

Adir Yanko , 17:46, 07.27.21

Israel sees over 2,000 daily COVID cases for first time since March

Health Ministry reports four-month high in diagnoses as number of serious patients keeps climbing; health minister urges unvaccinated people to get jabbed, says country 'ready with a stock of vaccines for everyone' should administration of third dose be expanded

Ynet , 11:25, 07.27.21

U.S. raises alert for Israel as it hits 1,500 daily COVID cases

CDC's announcement it had changed travel advisory rating for Israel, Gaza and West Bank to Level 3 comes shortly after Health Ministry said 1,538 people tested positive for virus since midnight; number of severe patients up to 121

Ynet , Reuters , 22:09, 07.26.21

Israel weighing COVID booster shots for over 60s before FDA approval

Health Ministry DG says decision whether to issue recommendation should be made in coming weeks and would likely affect people 60- or 70-years-old and up; health experts warn more data is needed to examine benefits of third jab

Reuters , 20:45, 07.26.21

Health Ministry DG slams 'impossible' shorter quarantine for children

Prof. Nachman Ash says the outline proposed by the Education Ministry for the reopening of the school year was not approved by the Health Ministry; adds health officials working on a 'pilot' for shorter quarantine for children, but 48-hour isolation not an option

Adir Yanko, Nina Fox , 19:04, 07.26.21

Countering COVID, Ben-Gurion Airport bans non-passengers from entering terminals

Access to terminals 1 and 3 at Israel's primary port of entry will only be allowed to passengers presenting a boarding ticket up to 4 hours before departure, banning chaperones and meet and greets

Roy Rubinstein , 11:55, 07.26.21

In first since May, Israel's serious COVID-19 caseload tops 100

Country records largest single-day hike in serious cases since late March with 23 new patients battling virus; 736 Israelis test positive for pathogen; 1.1 million Israelis yet to receive first vaccine dose

Adir Yanko, Yaron Druckman , 21:45, 07.25.21

Education Ministry draws up outline for in-person learning under virus

Plan will include routine rapid coronavirus testing, look into cutting quarantine period down to 48 hours and leave closure of virus hotspots to discretion of ministry officials; Health Ministry chief says details yet to be finalized

Nina Fox , 17:45, 07.25.21

For the first time in months, Israel sees over 11,000 active COVID cases

Out of 190 hospitalized patients, 97 in serious condition, with 17 connected to ventilators; infection rate stands at 1.79%; 6,459 Israelis have succumbed to virus-related complications since start of pandemic

Ynet , 10:10, 07.25.21

Israel says Pfizer vaccine efficacy in preventing infection drops to 39%

Health Ministry report shows vaccine's efficacy is also down when it comes to preventing serious illness, 91%, and hospitalizations, 88%; recently 5,770 fully vaccinated people were diagnosed with COVID, 495 were hospitalized, 123 died

Adir Yanko , 22:04, 07.22.21

Bennett: Vaccine refusers are hurting all of us

In an unprecedented manner, PM stages a press conference to slam Israelis who refuse to get vaccinated and urges the public to pressure 'vaccine refusers' they know into getting inoculated; 'Convince them, explain to them,' he says

Itamar Eichner , 20:49, 07.22.21

Israel's coronavirus cabinet okays return of Green Pass from next week

According to the outline, Israelis will have to present a certificate of vaccination or recovery at entrances to public events, including gyms and synagogues, with more than 100 people inside; UK, Cyprus, Georgia and Turkey added to list of high-risk countries

Ynet , 17:34, 07.22.21

Health Ministry rails against Netanyahu's push for third virus vaccine

Former PM's announcement he spoke to Moderna, Pfizer CEOs surprised Health Ministry experts, who criticize him for pushing treatment that is yet to be authorized and politicizing issue

Roi Rubinstein , 14:47, 07.22.21

Health Ministry reports over 1,300 new COVID cases

Coronavirus cabinet set to meet and discuss further restrictions to combat current infections surge; serious cases rise to 72, 15 of them on ventilators; death toll at 6,455

Ynet , 10:40, 07.22.21

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