Posts Tagged: COVID-19
Israelis Mount Their Own COVID-19 ‘Freedom Convoy’
Hundreds of vehicles drove along the main highway from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on Monday and converged on parliament to protest against COVID-19 curbs in...
Children Find it Harder to Recognize People Wearing Masks, Israeli-Canadian Study Finds
School-aged children find it more difficult than adults to recognize people wearing masks, which could potentially affect their ability to socialize and make friends, Israeli...
At Israel’s Sheba, 40-Second Eye Exams Could Detect COVID-19
Researchers at Israel’s Sheba Medical Center have teamed up with AdOM Advanced Optical Technologies, an ophthalmic medical device company, to study whether the surface of...
Israeli Study: Vaccinated Parents Lower Chances of Children Getting Coronavirus
Vaccinated parents can indirectly protect their children who are not inoculated from the risk of getting infected with the coronavirus, according to a peer-reviewed study...
Rising Antisemitism at German Pandemic Protests as Lawmakers Debate Vaccine Mandate
Antisemitic incidents at protests against measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic have seen another rise in Germany in recent months, amid a debate to make...
Turkey Logs Record 94,783 COVID-19 Cases
Turkey has recorded 94,783 new COVID-19 cases in the space of 24 hours, its highest daily figure of the pandemic, health ministry data showed on...
Pfizer CEO Tells Israeli TV He Sees Annual COVID Vaccine Instead of Frequent Boosters
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said on Saturday that an annual COVID-19 vaccine would be preferable to more frequent booster shots in fighting the coronavirus pandemic. Pfizer/BioNtech's...
US Studies Highlight the Need for COVID Boosters to Fight Omicron
Three US studies show that a third dose of an mRNA vaccine is key to fighting the Omicron coronavirus variant, providing 90% protection against hospitalization...
‘Nothing Compares to This’: Survivors Denounce Online ‘Trivialization’ of Holocaust Found in Study
A comprehensive study of Holocaust trivialization online released on Wednesday revealed over 60 million online incidents that compared the Holocaust to the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting...
Fourth Pfizer Vaccine Shot Not Enough to Stop Omicron Infection, Israeli Study Suggests
A fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine increases the number of neutralizing antibodies, but the boost is probably not enough to provide protection against infection...
Report: Nearly 1 in 3 Israelis Refuse COVID-19 Treatment Pill
i24 News – Roughly one in three Israelis offered Pfizer’s COVID-19 treatment pill Paxlovid refused to take the drug, according to a report published Tuesday. Israel began...
Israeli Military Cancels Reservist Drills as Omicron Infections Reach Record Levels
The Israeli military has canceled all drills for reservists until the end of the month as the outbreak of the Omicron variant pushed COVID-19 infection...
Jewish Community Leader Urges Action Against Antisemitism as Germany Considers Vaccine Mandate
The head of the Jewish community in Germany on Monday expressed support for a general vaccine mandate to contain COVID-19, but warned that compulsory inoculation...
Israeli Study Finds Pregnant Women Vaccinated in Second Trimester Pass on High Levels of COVID-19 Antibodies
Israeli researchers found high levels of antibodies in babies born to mothers who were vaccinated against COVID-19 during the second trimester of pregnancy. The results of...
