Tag: Israel
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Israel: ‘Booster’ doses or Green Pass also only valid for 6 months
The Israeli Ministry of Health announced today that the “Green Pass” for vaccinated expires when 6 months have passed after the second dose and now also 6 months after the third (“booster”) vaccination. Israel, which has mainly used the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in its rollout, started offering booster doses in July to people over 60 years […]
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Natural immunity is 27 times more effective than Covid vaccine: Report
An Israel research reveals that the Delta variant of Covid-19 was 27 times more likely to break through Pfizer vaccine protection than natural immunity. According to new Israeli research, natural immunity from coronavirus infection provided Israelis with longer-lasting protection against the Delta variant than two shots of the Pfizer vaccine given earlier this year. The […]
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Israel marks new record with 11,000 Covid-19 cases in one day
Israel registered close to 11,000 COVID-19 cases on Monday, the Health Ministry reported Tuesday, marking a new record since the start of the pandemic. Meanwhile, about 60% of Israel’s 9.3 million residents have received two shots of the vaccine, including 80% of adults. Revised Health Ministry figures show coronavirus cases passed 11,000 for first time […]
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Daily new COVID-19 in Israel records nearly 10,000 cases, despite booster shot
New daily coronavirus infections in Israel are approaching record levels, despite the country’s largely successful vaccination campaign and the recent rollout of the world’s first widespread booster shot. The government recorded 9,831 new cases on Monday, the highest single-day figure since Jan. 18, when 10,118 new cases were detected, Israel’s record for the pandemic. The […]
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China reportedly launched cyberattacks against Israel, targeting defense industry
According to an online security firm, China waged an extended cyber war against Israeli private businesses and government entities in 2019 and 2020. In a hacking campaign that lasted more than two years, hackers linked to the Chinese Ministry of State Security targeted Israeli shipping, defense, and tech companies, as well as government servers, according […]
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Not enough? 14 Israelis who got third vaccine dose still infected with COVID-19
Fourteen Israelis have been diagnosed with COVID-19 despite having been received with a third COVID-19 vaccine dose, according to Health Ministry data and reported Times of Israel on Sunday. According to the network, two of those infected after receiving the booster shot have been hospitalized. It was unclear when the 14 became infected in relation […]
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Israel, one of the most vaccinated countries, to impose new lockdown
New lockdown in Israel, one of the most vaccinated countries in the world, to be imposed as early as in two weeks, not waiting until September, the Corona cabinet discussed today. Jerusalem Post report that, officials in the Health Ministry are supportive of a lockdown, in order to motivate Israelis who have not yet received […]
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Pfizer shot now only 41% effective against symptomatic COVID?
On Thursday, new data from Israel and the United Kingdom offered a confusing and contradicting picture of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine’s efficiency in combating the Delta version of the coronavirus. According to new Health Ministry data, the Pfizer shot — the vaccination provided to practically all Israelis — is currently just 39 percent effective against infection […]
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‘Pfizer COVID vaccine significantly less effective against Delta variant’
The effectiveness of the Pfizer vaccine against the Delta variant is “weaker” than health officials hoped, Israel Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Friday, as 855 people tested positive for coronavirus and more countries were listed as places of high infection. “We do not know exactly to what degree the vaccine helps, but it is significantly […]
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Trump on unrest in Israel: ‘Under Biden, the world is getting more violent’
Former President Donald Trump released a statement to confirm his support for the state of Israel during the ongoing conflict in the region with Hamas and other Palestinian groups. The former president also blasted President Joe Biden, saying that his “weakness” has led to new attacks on American allies. “When I was in office we […]
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