Posts Tagged: COVID-19
Pfizer COVID-19 Booster Shot Reduces Hospitalizations by 93%, Mortality by 81%: Israel-US Study
The Pfizer/BioNTech booster vaccine shot has been found to be effective in protecting individuals against severe COVID-19-related hospitalization and death, compared to receiving only two...
Kansas State Rep. Likens COVID-19 Mask Mandates to Persecution of Jews
A Kansas state representative has faced strong criticism after she compared COVID-19 mask mandates to the Nazi persecution of the Jews. The Kansas City Star reported...
With Tools Tracking Air Pollution, Israeli Start-Up Hopes to ‘Democratize Environmental Data’
Whether through the rising incidence of wildfires or the airborne spread of the coronavirus, millions worldwide have been newly confronted this year with the health...
Israel Study Shows Waning Effectiveness of Pfizer Vaccine Six Months After Second Dose
Israeli researchers have conducted a study among healthcare workers showing a significant decline in COVID-19 antibodies six months after they received the second shot of...
Pandemic Deaths Eclipse 700,000 in US
i24 News – The death toll from Covid-19 in the United States surpassed 700,000 on Friday, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University, amid a...
VP Harris to Announce $10 Billion Global Fund to Prepare for Future Pandemics
US Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday will call on countries and companies around the world to create a $10 billion global health fund to...
World Leaders Return to UN With Focus on Pandemic, Climate
World leaders are returning to the United Nations in New York this week with a focus on boosting efforts to fight both climate change and...
US FDA Advisers Recommend COVID-19 Boosters for 65 and Older after Rejecting Broad Approval
Advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted on Friday to recommend COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for Americans 65 and older and those at...
Israel Plans COVID-19 Genetic Scanning at Airport as ‘Radar’ for Next Variant
Israel is working on a genetic scanning mechanism to be used for anyone passing through Ben Gurion International airport amid concern that the “next variant”...
In Sign of ‘Growing Friendship,’ Israel Shares Medical Supplies With Vietnam to Aid COVID-19 Fight
With Vietnam in the midst of its deadliest outbreak of COVID-19 so far, Israel has transferred medical equipment to aid the country's pandemic efforts, the...
US States, Diaspora Jews Continue Buying Up Israel Bonds Despite Pandemic Challenges, Says Outgoing President
Despite another year of unprecedented hardships caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Israel Bonds is on track to meet its targets this year in raising investments...
Israel: New Daily Infections of Covid Spike to Almost 11,000 in 24 Hours
i24 News - New daily infections of Covid-19 in Israel spiked again in the last 24 hours, hitting almost 11,000 new cases, data from the...
COVID-19 Vaccine Shots Less Effective Over Time Against Highly Infectious Delta Variant: Oxford University-Led Study
The Pfizer–BioNTech and Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccines have been found at least initially to effectively protect against the fast-spreading Delta coronavirus variant, but the level of immunity...
Israeli, American Researchers Draw on Llama Biology for ‘Cocktail of Nanobodies’ to Fight COVID-19
Israeli and American researchers have developed a cocktail of microscopic nanobodies that were found to neutralize the coronavirus in animals and were highly resistant against...
