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Illustrative photo of a child with measles. (iStock by Getty Images/ _jure)
February 4, 2026, 3:53 pm
Year-old child dies of measles in Jerusalem, in 14th fatality of outbreak
Senior doctor says most deaths occurring in cases where children not taken to hospital in time; four patients currently in intensive care with disease, Health Ministry data shows
By Diana Bletter
A patient's room inside the psychiatric hospital in Kfar Shaul, Jerusalem, July 31, 2012 (Noam Moskowitz/Flash90)
December 31, 2025, 11:02 am
Almost 1 in 3 Israelis say they need professional mental health support – survey
After two years of war, 39% of IDF personnel report needing support for mental health issues, 26% are concerned about depression, 48% have difficulty sleeping
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative: A baby receives a routine vaccine. (naumoid; iStock by Getty Images)
November 25, 2025, 4:57 pm
Amid measles outbreak, study finds skepticism of routine vaccines soared during COVID
Bar-Ilan researcher finds that 6.6% of parents who vaccinated an older child before the pandemic chose not to vaccinate a younger child; ‘enough to trigger’ current outbreak
By Diana Bletter
A notice warning of measles is seen on a door in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, July 31, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 17, 2025, 3:45 pm
After 2 deaths, infectious disease doctor urges community leaders to back measles vaccines
Measles outbreak kills 2 unvaccinated children, with 526 confirmed cases from the Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh areas; 19 children still hospitalized, all of them under age of 6
By Diana Bletter
MIT professor Retsef Levi lectures on the effects of generative AI on commerce at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, December 18, 2023. (YouTube screenshot)
June 13, 2025, 7:29 pm
RFK appoints anti-mRNA technology Israeli MIT professor to vaccine advisory panel
Medical leaders decry new appointees to CDC immunization committee including Retsef Levi, who says most COVID-19 vaccines cause ‘unprecedented harm,’ including deaths of children
By Grace Gilson
A sign is seen outside of Seminole Hospital District offering measles testing February 21, 2025, in Seminole, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
February 27, 2025, 12:24 am
Texas child dies of measles, the first US death from the disease in a decade
State officials say the minor was unvaccinated; top US health official and vaccine critic RFK Jr. claims Texas measles outbreak ‘not unusual’
By Devi Shastri
Alycia Debnam-Carey as Milla (left), and Aisha Dee as Chanelle in Netflix's 'Apple Cider Vinegar.' (Courtesy of Netflix via JTA)
February 16, 2025, 4:46 pm
Netflix’s ‘Apple Cider Vinegar’ features a Jewish-run ‘cancer clinic.’ What is it?
The show is based on the true story of two less-than-honest wellness influencers – and an institute in Mexico founded by the daughter of a German Jew who fled the Holocaust
By Andrew Lapin
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies during his Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
February 13, 2025, 8:56 pm
Senate confirms vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as head of US health services
Republicans brush off concerns about fringe views to back Trump pick, who will now oversee a vast federal complex with hands in food safety, biomedical research and more
By AMANDA SEITZ
Illustrative image: A baby receives a vaccine (Marina Demidiuk via iStock by Getty Images)
August 6, 2024, 10:53 am
Researcher warns of whooping cough spike as disease spreads throughout Israel
Infectious disease expert says Israel is in the middle of an outbreak that occurs every four years; Health Ministry urges vaccination for pregnant women to lessen spread
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative: A baby receives a routine vaccine. (naumoid; iStock by Getty Images)
July 14, 2023, 8:49 am
Whooping cough outbreak spreads to north with new case in town near Nahariya
Infectious disease expert posits that post-COVID vaccine fatigue and skepticism, as well as ‘immunological debt,’ are at play
By Renee Ghert-Zand
A demonstrator wrapped in a flag of the German empire stands opposite riot policemen standing guard in front of the Reichstag building, which houses the Bundestag lower house of parliament, after protesters tried to storm it at the end of a demonstration called by far-right and COVID-19 deniers to protest against restrictions, in Berlin, on August 29, 2020. (John MACDOUGALL / AFP)
May 24, 2023, 4:03 am
Germany clears anti-vaxxer who called Israel worse than Nazis
Despite Sucharit Bhakdi commenting on ‘the terrible thing about Jews’ and comparing vaccines to Holocaust, court reportedly unsure if remarks were antisemitic or Israel criticism
By AP
Members of the Zionsville, Indiana, school board meeting in footage which aired on October 19, 2022. (screen capture: WTHR via JTA)
October 21, 2022, 10:30 pm
Indiana candidate under fire after saying not all Nazis were bad
Matt Keefer, running for school board on conservative, anti-vaccination platform, doubles down after challenged over comment, drawing condemnation from competitors and others
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Arieh Avni. (Screen capture: YouTube)
August 28, 2022, 1:56 pm
Antivax doctor’s license permanently revoked after court rejects appeal
Arieh Avni appealed Health Ministry’s 2021 decision to bar him from practicing, but judge upholds ruling, saying, ‘We must distinguish between opinion and incitement’
By ToI Staff and Ash Obel
Illustrative: A demonstrator holds a placard reading 'Scammer, thief, killer, Pfizer' during a protest against the vaccine pass and vaccinations to protect against COVID-19 in front of the Pfizer headquarters, in Paris, on January 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
August 19, 2022, 5:33 pm
Evading tech curbs, anti-vaccine group in Europe thrives online
‘They understand how the internet works,’ researcher says of adaptability displayed by V_V, which has engaged in social media harassment campaigns, vandalism
By David Klepper
Three-year-old Sofia Espinoza receives the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Children's Hospital Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, June 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
July 5, 2022, 5:36 pm
Israel gives final nod to COVID shots for under-5s, stops short of recommendation
Health Ministry director-general approves Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for age 6 months and up, but rejects panel’s guidance to endorse shots for high-risk babies and toddlers
By Amy Spiro
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