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COVID-19: Fourth vaccine shot for immunocompromised approved

The Israeli Teachers' Union is set to protest government's decision to cancel quarantine for schoolchildren.

Schools reopen after third national coronavirus lockdown, Feb. 11, 2020
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COVID: Israel stops using tracking technology as 3rd Omicron case found

A European Union flag flies outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, December 19, 2019.

COVID-19: EU recommends 9-month limit on vaccine validity for travel

 Israel's Green Pass validity was extended until Thursday on Sunday after the Health Ministry 'traffic light' website crashed, October 3, 2021.

COVID: Outdoor restrictions to be canceled as 4 million Israelis have received booster shot


COVID-19: UK scientists find gene linked to doubling risk of death

Around 60% of people with South Asian ancestry carry the high-risk gene, researchers at Oxford University said.

This undated transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2, also known as novel coronavirus, the virus that causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S. Virus particles are shown emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. The spikes on the outer edge of the virus parti

Police to significantly increase enforcement of COVID-19 restrictions

On Sunday, 318 fines were issued for Israelis not wearing a mask, compared to 89 on Saturday, and 74 fines were issued for violating isolation restrictions, compared to 47 on Saturday.

Israeli police officers guard at the entrance to a neighborhood in the northern Israeli city of Tiberias, June 24, 2020, during a closure on some neighborhood in the city following the spread of the Coronavirus.

COVID: 88% of people who receive 3rd shot feel similar or better than 2nd

Some 14 people out of more than 400,000 who were vaccinated with a third shot were diagnosed with the virus, among them two who were hospitalized.

 Third vaccine doses being administered at the Amigdor Retirement Residence by Magen David Adom (MDA), Jerusalem, August 5, 2021.

COVID-19: Lindsey Graham tests positive, has flu-like symptoms

The 66-year-old Republican senator from South Carolina has tested positive despite having been vaccinated, and will be self-isolating in quarantine for 10 days.

US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) attends a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on voting rights on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, April 20, 2021.

Lambda variant shows vaccine resistance - study

The researchers warn that with Lambda being labeled a "Variant of Interest" by the WHO, rather than a "Variant of Concern," people might not realize it is a serious ongoing threat.

Patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) get treatment at the casualty ward in Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) hospital, amidst the spread of the disease in New Delhi, India April 15, 2021.

Bennett to shift COVID policy, focus on hospital capacity - report

The number of COVID cases or seriously ill patients will no longer be the determining factor for decisions on Israel's policy regarding enforced restrictions, according to N12.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is seen speaking at the Knesset, on July 5, 2021.

CDC says delta variant more vaccine-resistant than previously thought

Vaccinated people had a similar amount of virus presence as the unvaccinated, suggesting that, unlike with other variants, vaccinated people infected with the Delta variant could transmit the virus.

Health care workers take test samples of Israelis in a drive through complex to check if they have been infected with the Coronavirus, in Modi'in, on July 21, 2021.

Coronavirus in Israel: Number of serious patients nears 100

“If you don’t get vaccinated, you put yourself and your loved ones in danger, especially the elderly,” Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said.

Health care workers take test samples of Israelis in a drive through complex to check if they have been infected with the Coronavirus, in Modi'in, on July 21, 2021.

What COVID rules could Israelis see next? Expert panel recommendations

COVID-19 National Expert Advisory Panel lays out recommendations for the 2021-2022 school year.

A glove and face mask float in a mosaic-covered water fountain amid Israel's third national lockdown to fight the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ashkelon, Israel January 20, 2021.

COVID: Isolation period in Israel shortened to 7 days

Israel registers over 745 cases in 24 hours, most since March, but serious morbidity remains limited * No decision on green pass, tourism plan.

Passengers in Ben-Gurion Airport amid ongoing coronavirus restrictions, Feb. 2021

Vietnam to mix doses of Pfizer, AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines

A Spanish study found the Pfizer-AstraZeneca combination was highly safe and effective, according to preliminary results.

A healthcare worker hands over doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to a doctor at Messe Wien Congress Center, which has been set up as coronavirus disease vaccination centre, in Vienna, Austria February 7, 2021.