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Israel says 70% of severly ill COVID patients unvaccinated

Health Ministry says out of 708 patients currently hospitalized in severe condition, 473 appear to be unvaccinated; since the start of September, more than 158,700 coronavirus cases have been diagnosed in Israel

Yaron Drukman, Adir Yanko , 19:38, 09.20.21

Pfizer says its COVID vaccine safe for children aged 5-11

U.S. drugmaker and its German partner BioNTech say children ages 5 to 11 developed coronavirus-fighting antibody levels just as strong as teens and young adults after receiving 2 doses of the vaccine; aim to request emergency use authorization

Associated Press , 16:27, 09.20.21

Hospital heads warn shortage in ECMO machines could spell death for critical COVID patients

Leading physician says sparsity of life-saving machine could force medical teams to prioritize saving some patients over others; Health Ministry: number of ECMO patients nearing peaks of previous wave, before vaccines

Adir Yanko , 21:15, 09.19.21

Number of seriously ill COVID-19 patients reaches September peak

Health Ministry says 70% of COVID patients in serious condition have not been inoculated at all; adds that the probability of developing a serious illness due to COVID 45 times higher among unvaccinated

Yaron Druckman, Adir Yanko , 14:51, 09.19.21

Public Health chief says U.S. Delta surge three months behind Israel

Sharon Alroy-Preis says decision to continue offering the booster to the wider population despite FDA recommendation, based on reduced efficacy observed during surge of cases caused by Delta variant of virus

Itamar Eichner, Ilana Curiel, Sivan Hilaie , 12:03, 09.19.21

Israel said to be facing 'severe' shortage of sperm donations

Head of Herzliya sperm bank says sperm scarcity stems from higher demand, stringent health checks and overall decline in 'quality of sperm among young men' - which can earn them some NIS 700 a sample

Alexandra Lukash, Nir Cohen , 09:05, 09.18.21

COVID vaccine booster increases virus immunity by 10 times, study shows

Study conducted by top Israeli medical research centers, which examined over a million Israelis aged 60+, also shows third jab takes full effect 12 days after administration and not 7 as was initially estimated

Adir Yanko, Dr. Itay Gal , 23:28, 09.16.21

Israel records 9,500 new COVID cases on Tuesday

Health Ministry says 650 people hospitalized in serious condition,172 of them on ventilators; notes 40% of newly confirmed cases in children under the age of 11 and only 4% in the over 60 population; IDF says true picture of morbidity expected only after holidays

Yaron Druckman , 12:35, 09.15.21

Top health official says 4th COVID wave at peak as Israel sees over 10,000 new cases

Health Ministry says hospitals currently treating 687 serious patients; COVID reproduction number remains above 1; Health Ministry DG tells Knesset current morbidity rate making it impossible to say whether there is a decline in infections

Ynet , 11:54, 09.14.21

Israeli study finds children at risk for long-COVID symptoms

Health Ministry says that based on a telephone survey of parents, children between ages 3-18 who suffered a symptomatic bout of the coronavirus, were more likely to experience the symptoms for at least 6 more months

Adir Yanko , 09:03, 09.14.21

COVID booster vaccination rate among young Israelis 'worryingly' low

According to Health Ministry, two weeks after the booster campaign was expanded to all ages, only fifth of Israelis between the ages 20-29 received the third jab, and less than a third of those aged 30-39

Adir Yanko , 14:10, 09.13.21

Israel's COVID reproduction number again jumps above 1

Health Ministry says despite high 'R' number, Israel's contagion rate has dropped to 5.24%, the lowest it has been in a month; HMOs, meanwhile, begin offering influenza vaccines as experts warn of a combined - flu and COVID - infection wave

Adir Yanko, Yaron Druckman , 12:55, 09.13.21

Israel's COVID reproduction number, severe cases spike yet again

Health Ministry says the country's number of critically ill patients rises to 697, while virus' 'R number' is up 0.96, compared to 0.85 reported last week; Israel's contagion rate remains stable at 6.60% despite infections among pilgrims returning from Uman

Adir Yanko , 14:00, 09.12.21

Uman pilgrims 'majority' of Ben Gurion Airport's newly diagnosed COVID cases

According to data obtained by Ynet, 1,500 out of 16,000 pilgrims tested positive for COVID on Thursday and Friday; pilgrims were allowed to travel to Ukraine for Rosh Hashanah despite warning from coronavirus czar of new infection wave

Adir Yanko , 11:32, 09.12.21

Moderna working on booster to combine COVID-19 vaccine with a flu shot

Pharmaceutical giant hopes to eventually bring to market a high efficacy pan-respiratory annual booster, also covering respiratory syncytial virus and other respiratory diseases

Reuters , 20:30, 09.09.21

Israel sees 145,000 schoolchildren quarantined but serious COVID cases stabilize

Health Ministry reports that 3,241 people tested positive for the virus on Wednesday - nearly half of whom are students; 680 patients in severe condition, but the pathogen's R number drops to 0.83, signaling new infection wave is ebbing

Yaron Druckman, Adir Yanko , 11:44, 09.09.21

Israel's coronavirus outbreak ebbs for the first time in months

Pathogen's reproduction number drops to 0.95, indicating infections are on the decline; 19,985 Israelis have tested positive for virus and 50 succumbed to complications of COVID-19 in 48 hours

Yaron Druckman , 20:38, 09.08.21

In Israel, school reopening, High Holidays threaten effort to limit 4th COVID wave

Experts say risk of spike in infection persists even though more than 500,000 Israelis received vaccine booster last week, and rate of positive tests appears on a downward trend, according to Hebrew University models presented to the government

The Media Line , 18:32, 09.07.21

Ahead of Rosh Hashanah, Israel's COVID infection rate hits 2-week low

Health Ministry reports 5,810 people tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday, with infection rate dropping to 5.31% - the lowest it has been since August 19; IDF's virus taskforce says 49.9% of newly diagnosed are 19 and younger

Yaron Drukman , 17:07, 09.06.21

Israel sees drop in daily COVID cases with 3,887 new diagnoses

Health Ministry says infection rate drops to 5.4%, down from 8% reported last week; coronavirus testing sites report long lines and twice the amount of people asking to be tested ahead of holiday of Rosh Hashanah Monday

Ynet , 21:42, 09.05.21

Israeli doctors successfully separate twins conjoined at the head

The highly complex 12-hour procedure is first of its kind in Israel and deemed a roaring success after months-long prepping — using state-of-the-art modeling tools — estimated to cost NIS 7 million ($2.17 million)

Ilana Curiel , 15:45, 09.05.21

Israel mulls expanding use of life-saving COVID-19 treatment

Health Ministry head meets with healthcare providers to examine making Regeneron more accessible to public; medicine boasts proven track record of reducing hospitalizations among mild patients

Adir Yanko , 11:57, 09.05.21

Israel sees lowest COVID infection rate in over two weeks

As percentage of positive virus tests continues to steadily decline, health expert says country managed to overcome fourth wave; Israeli hospitals treating 679 severe cases; death toll reaches 7,154

Ynet , 10:30, 09.05.21

Half of Israeli Jews willing to forgo family celebrations to avoid the unvaccinated

New poll shows older respondents more likely to reconsider attending festive meals with vaccine hesitant relatives than their younger compatriots; almost half believe restrictions on unvaccinated not stringent enough

i24NEWS , 22:11, 09.02.21

Israel's virus czar says High Holidays warrant extra caution

Prof. Salman Zarka tells Ynet he recommends an antibody test for children and the unvaccinated before family gathering during this month's holidays; slams mass gatherings in cultural and sporting events where people skirt virus curbs

Attila Somfalvi, Adir Yanko , 13:19, 09.02.21

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