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Health Ministry issues recommendation for Moderna COVID vaccine

Health Ministry recommends getting Moderna’s new Corona substrains’ vaccine as previous ones have lost much of their protective value

Woman gets vaccinated.
 Security personnel keep watch outside the Wuhan Institute of Virology during the visit by the World Health Organization (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 3, 2021.

China created COVID-19 as a 'bioweapon,' Wuhan researcher claims

 SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus behind COVID-19 (Illustrative).

Scientists advance in search for new COVID strain's patient zero

 A resident gets tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) behind barriers of a sealed area, amid new lockdown measures in parts of the city to curb the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China June 9, 2022.

Health Ministry doesn't change policy as COVID-19 cases in China reportedly surge


Is winter bringing a new COVID-19 wave to Israel?

Significant increase in serious COVID-19 cases in Israel in the past week may only get worse as temperatures get colder.

 SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus behind COVID-19 (Illustrative).

Could COVID-19 push you closer towards dementia, Alzheimer's?

A new study will spend two years monitoring post-COVID patients over 65 to see if the illness pushed them closer towards dementia.

 The COVID-19 vaccine (illustrative).

China puts tourist island on lockdown leaving dozens stranded

China locked down an island due to the rise of COVID-19 cases leaving many tourists stuck inside hotels.

A resident wearing a face mask dances at a blocked residential area after the lockdown was lifted in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province and China's epicentre of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, April 11, 2020

COVID-19 in Israel: 12,825 new cases, Health Committee authorizes remote testing method

Despite the rising number of infections, a declining R-rate may indicate a decrease in the near future.

 BACK TO THE lines? Magen David worker take a COVID-19 rapid antigen test at a Magen David Adom drive-thru site in Jerusalem on Monday.

COVID-19 in Israel: Over 10,000 new cases, highest number since April

168 people are currently considered to be in serious condition.

 Magen David Adom workers wearing protective clothing release a patient from the Coronavirus ward of Shaare Zedek hospital in Jerusalem on February 09, 2022.

China COVID jitters flare up as parts of Shanghai resume lockdown

Shanghai had recently eased heavy COVID curbs, but China has stuck with a "dynamic zero-COVID" policy aimed at shutting down transmission chains as soon as possible.

 A resident gets tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a sealed area, after the lockdown placed to curb the COVID-19 outbreak was lifted in Shanghai, China June 8, 2022.

505 days of infection: longest COVID-19 case revealed

In a conference, UK researchers described the case of the patient in question, now deceased, and findings on the development of new variants.

  COVID-19 rapid antigen test

How are Israelis reacting to the end of the mask mandate?

With the mask mandate cancelled, Israel appears to be, for all intents and purposes, back to how it was before March 2020 and the outbreak of the pandemic.

A TEL AVIV crosswalk this week, with a mix of masked and unmasked pedestrians.

Jehovah’s Witnesses relaunch in-person meetings

“There is a collective shout of joy among Jehovah’s Witnesses."

 Jehovah’s Witnesses congregation in Tel Aviv

Israeli health expert: COVID R-rate is overused, abused and misunderstood

“We have been obsessed with R, as if we know exactly what is happening with infection. But it is an illusion," said leading Hebrew University epidemiologist Prof. Hagai Levine.

 Meuhedet Health care worker wearing protective gear takes swab samples from a woman, at Meuhedet coronavirus testing center in Jerusalem, January 6, 2022.

COVID-19 in Israel: Airport restrictions removed as Bennett plans overhaul

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is reportedly planning to remove all Omicron restrictions currently in place in Israel by March 1.

 Travellers seen at the Ben Gurion International Airport, on December 22, 2021.