Category: Israel
Israel: Vaccine passports cancelled for all cases except large gatherings
The Israeli Coronavirus Cabinet on Tuesday afternoon terminated the ‘Green Pass’ system, Israel’s COVID passport equivalent, for all cases except ‘high-risk’ events such as large weddings and gatherings. More...
Israel: Increase in children suffering from neurological effects of COVID and PIMS
Symptoms include inflammation of brain and seizures. Research published in a leading pediatric neurology journal found 44% of children hospitalized with COVID had at least one neurological symptom as a result of illness. More...
Israel: 4th vaccine dose recommended for all adults
A panel of health experts advising the Israeli cabinet on the fight against the coronavirus pandemic has recommended that a 4th vaccine dose be administered to the population over the age of 18 if at least five months passed since receiving the third jab. More...
Israel: Fourth dose of vaccine gives limited protection against Omicron infection
Preliminary results from the study conducted at Sheba Medical Center showed that after receiving the fourth shot, participants developed higher coronavirus antibody levels, but they were only partly effective in preventing Omicron infections. More...
Israel: Vaccine passport “has run its course and is no longer relevant”
Israel must rethink its COVID-19 response strategy, a senior health expert said on Thursday, as infections explode nationwide ushered in by the highly transmissible Omicron variant.
Israel: Effects of 4th Covid booster dose are good, but not good enough
An Israeli health expert has said that although officials are satisfied with the results reported about the effects of the fourth coronavirus shot, they expected more from the second booster. More...
Israel considers herd immunity through mass infection
Senior Israeli Health Ministry officials are reportedly weighing a switch to a policy of reaching herd immunity through mass infection by Covid-19. More...
Omicron may be contagious for longer than other variants
Confirmed carriers of the Omicron COVID-19 variant will be required to quarantine for 14 days in Israel, instead of the 10 days mandated for confirmed carriers of other coronavirus strains, the Israeli Health Ministry has decreed. More...
Israeli doctor believes he caught Omicron variant of Covid in London
Cardiologist Elad Maor suspects he caught virus at conference attended by more than 1,200 people. More...
Israel: Triple jabbed doctor found infected with Omicron after flight from London
Two Israeli cardiologists have been confirmed as infected with the Omicron variant, a spokesperson for Sheba hospital confirmed. More...