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Battling COVID: Weekly Update
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
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50% vaccination for over 60s means hospitals not overwhelmed
Scientists: Israel proves every developed country can subdue COVID with vaccines
By
Nathan Jeffay
Prof. Dan Yamin says hospitals became safe from meltdown once 50% of over-60s were vaccinated, even with highly infectious variants
Israel records no new daily COVID deaths for first time in 10 months
By
TOI staff
Israel sees just 38 new COVID cases, the lowest daily tally in a year
By
TOI staff
Want to visit your Israeli grandchildren after a year of separation? Get in line
By
Jessica Steinberg
First-degree family members, new grandparents and Israeli residents with visas try to navigate the labyrinthine regulations of entering Israel during the pandemic
Despite COVID’s ebb, Israel among 116 countries added to US ‘Do Not Travel’ list
By
Jacob Magid
Inclusion on State Department’s Level Four advisory, indicating ‘unprecedented’ risk, appears to be due to health officials’ decision to lump Israel with West Bank and Gaza
Israel issues travel warning for 7 high-infection countries amid variant fears
By
TOI staff
Israel, Bahrain ink ‘unprecedented’ travel corridor deal for the vaccinated
By
TOI staff
COVID-19 outbreak in Pardes Hanna, where many still refusing to vaccinate
By
TOI staff
With only 58% of residents receiving 1st shot, town known for alternative lifestyles sees 13 classes and 3 kindergartens quarantined
Israel risks losing teenagers to anti-vaxxer influence, warns top doctor
By
Nathan Jeffay
Israel crosses milestone of 5 million fully vaccinated against COVID-19
By
TOI staff
Israeli study boosts belief vaccinated mothers protect babies through their milk
By
Nathan Jeffay
For at least 6 weeks after first COVID shot kicks in, nursing moms produce antibody-packed milk, suggesting they are safe from virus while nursed; no adverse events recorded
Virus czar rejects Netanyahu’s prediction of another vaccine round in 6 months
By
Stuart Winer
Israel said probing link between Pfizer shot and heart problem in men under 30
By
TOI staff
‘I’m young, I don’t need it’: Ultra-Orthodox non-vaxxers dig in their heels
By
Nathan Jeffay
Amid Israel’s vaccination success, there are still some 800,000 adults refusing to get shots, many of them Haredi, and they seem motivated by fear, not religious rulings
Israeli aid team heads to Uruguay, where COVID dream has turned to nightmare
By
Nathan Jeffay
The South American country hardly felt the virus last year, but now has the world’s second-highest infection rate and hospitals are under pressure
Israel considers sending aid to virus-ravaged India
By
TOI staff
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Agencies
Indian virus surge pushes world to record COVID highs
By
AFP
and
TOI staff
Analysis
Penny Cagan
Spring always comes
Taking a walk in New York City, after hibernating during this endless COVID winter, reminds me that I am vulnerable in the new season – and also filled with hope
Only a faithful few make it as Djerba pilgrimage resumes after COVID break
By
AFP
‘This year, we pray for the whole world,’ says one participant, as virus restrictions keep away thousands who normally flock to Tunisia’s Ghriba synagogue to mark Lag B’Omer
Childhood illness RSV surges in Orthodox Brooklyn, after receding during COVID
By
Shira Hanau
Some doctors speculate that as cases of respiratory syncytial virus dropped off during lockdown, children did not develop normal immunity, leading to fresh flair up of disease
Enjoying unemployment benefits, young Israelis choose not to go back to work
By
Shoshanna Solomon
Even as the economy almost fully reopens with the virus waning, low-paid workers are opting to stay home; demand for restaurant staff surges, Employment Service says
Amid COVID, Israel enters top 20 club of nations with highest GDP per capita
By
Shoshanna Solomon
Tech jobs dip but still in demand amid COVID-19 economic downturn
By
Shoshanna Solomon
Analysis
Tammy Hoffman
Why don’t we talk to the teachers?
The pandemic offers a chance for much-needed educational reform, but the way schools have rushed back to the old normal suggests that nothing that needs to change will change
Analysis
Miriam Reisler
This year, they will know more
When you’re a teacher who knows your students can achieve so much more than they’ve been offered, sometimes all you can do is step up and create the opportunity for them yourself
Needed now more than ever, what US Jewish summer camp will look like this year
By
Shira Hanau
Fury in Iraq as fire at Baghdad COVID hospital kills at least 82, wounds 110
By
Ammar Karim
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Salam Faraj
Medical sources say blaze that ripped through Ibn al-Khatib medical center started with explosion caused by ‘a fault in the storage of oxygen cylinders’
Iraqis blame hospital fire on mismanagement as health minister suspended
By
Sarah Benhaida
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Ammar Karim
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Moderna’s top medical officer awarded honorary doctorate by Bar-Ilan University
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TOI staff
Israel poised to lift limits on attendance for vaccinated at events
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TOI staff
Frustrated by delays, EU launches legal action against vaccine-maker AstraZeneca
By
LORNE COOK
Israel reportedly seeking to cancel deal for AstraZeneca vaccines
By
TOI staff
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Agencies
Gaza hospitals buckle under strain of COVID surge in crowded enclave
By
Agencies
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TOI staff
Birthright resuming trips to Israel for vaccinated or recovered US Jews from May
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TOI staff
UK’s Johnson denies saying thousands of ‘bodies piled high’ better than lockdown
By
Jill Lawless
Pfizer holds human trials for pill to cure COVID, hopes it’ll be ready this year
By
TOI staff
Health Ministry officials call to halt flights from India for several weeks
By
TOI staff
Conspiracy theorist Naomi Wolf: Fauci ‘doesn’t work for us,’ got $1m from Israel
By
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