Posts Tagged: Israel COVID
Omicron COVID Booster Cuts Hospitalization in Over 65s, Israeli Study Finds
The Omicron-adapted COVID-19 vaccine booster developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE sharply reduced hospitalizations among older patients, Israeli researchers said on Monday, in some...
Israel to End Mandatory COVID-19 Tests for Arrivals at Tel Aviv Airport
Israel said on Sunday it was ending mandatory COVID-19 testing for arrivals at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport, but foreigners would still have to test...
Israel Scraps Indoor COVID-19 Mask Order for Second Time
Israel told its citizens on Wednesday they could stop wearing COVID-19 masks indoors, its second such revision after the measure was briefly dropped and then...
Israeli Study: Second Vaccine Booster Significantly Lowers COVID Death Rate
Senior citizens who received a second booster of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination had a 78% lower mortality rate from the disease than those who got one only, a study from Israel showed...
Israel Ends Two-Year Covid State of Emergency, Lifts Most Restrictions
i24 News - Israel on Tuesday ended its state of emergency in place since the start of the Covid pandemic two years ago, lifting nearly...
Israel Records Fewest Daily COVID-19 Cases in Over a Month
i24 News - Israel logged 12,562 new Covid cases on Saturday, the lowest single-day tally since January 4, according to the latest update to the...
Israel to Allow in All Tourists Regardless of COVID Vaccination Status
Israel will begin allowing entry to all tourists, regardless of whether they have been vaccinated against COVID-19, from March 1, a statement from the prime...
NSO Pegasus Spyware and the Emergence of Israel as a Surveillance State
JNS.org - Recent bombshell revelations that Israel Police have been using powerful NSO Pegasus software to hack the phones of private citizens, journalists and political...
As Israel Learns to Live With COVID, Hospitals Struggle to Cope
A global leader in vaccine rollout during early waves of the coronavirus, Israel's government has adopted "Living with COVID" as its mantra since a few...
Israel Signs Deal With Novavax for COVID Vaccine, Health Ministry Says
Israel has signed a deal to buy 5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from Novavax, the Health Ministry said on Friday. The vaccines are due to arrive...
Fourth COVID Vaccine Shot Raises Resistance to Serious Illness for Over-60s: Israel
A fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine given to people over 60 in Israel made them three times more resistant to serious illness than thrice-vaccinated people...
Israel to Scrap Quarantine for Children Exposed to COVID Carriers
Israel will ditch mandatory quarantine for children exposed to COVID-19 carriers, the government said on Thursday, citing a need to relieve parents and schools as...
Relying on More Home COVID Tests, Israel Looks to Lower Costs
Israel sought on Sunday to ease access to home COVID-19 tests after a decision to allow most vaccinated people to use the kits to decide...
Israel Drops Red List, Opening Travel to US, UK
i24 News – Israel ended restrictions on international travel, effective since midnight between Thursday and Friday, opening the skies to travelers from the US and...
