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A dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine is pictured at Clalit Health Services, in a gymnasium in the central Israeli city of Hod Hasharon, on February 4, 2021. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
May 15, 2021, 6:15 am
Israel may begin vaccinating 12- to 15-year-olds by end of May
Health Ministry expert panel holds talks with Pfizer officials ahead of official OK to begin inoculation campaign for younger teens
By Stuart Winer and TOI staff
A vial of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 in Seattle, January 24, 2021. (Ted S. Warren/AP)
May 11, 2021, 11:21 am
Israel set to vaccinate 12- to 15-year-olds after FDA okays Pfizer shot
Officials holding talks with medical groups and HMOs in preparation for launching inoculation campaign for younger teens, Health Ministry says
By Stuart Winer
A medical worker prepares a COVID-19 vaccine injection, at a Clalit vaccination center in Jerusalem, on March 8, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 10, 2021, 11:56 pm
Israeli research explains post-vaccine grogginess, and why it’s not worrying
First digital monitoring of COVID shot recipients shows vitals spike but return to normal within three days, demonstrating ‘vaccine safety’
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative: Two boys kayaking down a river at summer camp (Yobro10; iStock by Getty Images)
May 8, 2021, 6:05 pm
New US summer camp for Orthodox Jews bars vaccinated individuals
‘Health coach’ behind Camp Hikon cites various debunked claims about danger of COVID shots, emblematic of skepticism in community; so far, no children are signed up
By Shira Hanau
People wait for a COVID-19 vaccine, outside a sports hall in the capital Sarajevo, Bosnia, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Eldar Emric)
May 7, 2021, 11:44 pm
Bosnian War prosecutor from US tries to help Sarajevo’s Jews survive virus surge
Phillip Weiner says up to 5% of Bosnia’s tiny Jewish community, many of them Holocaust survivors, have died, as citizens protest the government’s poor handling of the pandemic
By Bette Keva
Palestinian medical workers receive a vaccine against the coronavirus at a medical center in the West Bank city of Dura on March 21, 2021. (Wisam Hashlamoun/FLASH90)
May 7, 2021, 2:58 am
Health chief urges Israel to use vaccine stockpile to inoculate Palestinians
Health Ministry head Chezy Levy says failure to provide shots or help Palestinians with inoculation program threatens the gains made by Israel
By TOI staff
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May 6, 2021, 2:29 pm
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By TOI staff
A healthcare worker prepares a shot of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic in the Negev's main Bedouin town of Rahat, on February 17, 2021. (HAZEM BADER / AFP)
May 6, 2021, 6:26 am
Remote, fearful and suspicious: Why Israel’s Negev Bedouin remain unvaccinated
Nearly 5 months into Israel’s immunization drive, only 38% of eligible Bedouins have gotten a dose despite warnings of another wave among the community; Bedouin MK: ‘I’m scared’
By Aaron Boxerman
In this April 15, 2021, file photo, US President Joe Biden speaks about Russia in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
May 5, 2021, 4:21 pm
White House aims to vaccinate 70% of US adults by July 4
US also developing plans to speed vaccinations for kids and teenagers aged 12-15, if FDA approves move; demand for shots declines
By Zeke Miller and Jonathan Lemire
Passengers walk in the arrivals hall at the Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv on March 8, 2021. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90)
May 5, 2021, 1:17 pm
Israel to open its borders to tour groups from 14 destinations this month
Starting May 23, tourists from US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Malta, Iceland, Denmark, Ireland, Portugal, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong can visit if vaccinated
By TOI staff
Illustrative: Logan Garnica receives his Pfizer vaccine on March 25, 2021, in Spanish Fork, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
May 5, 2021, 11:23 am
Pfizer to seek FDA approval to vaccinate children ages 2-11
Meanwhile, US agency expected to authorize company’s COVID-19 shots for ages 12 to 15 by early next week
By TOI staff
Natalie Ruiz,19, receives the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a FEMA vaccination center at Miami Dade College, Monday, April 5, 2021, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
May 4, 2021, 5:53 am
US FDA expected to okay Pfizer vaccine for kids aged 12-15 within week
Approval will allow shots for teens before the start of the next school year; Israel has said it’ll launch program as soon as US authorities give the nod
By Agencies and TOI staff
Travelers at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv on April 18, 2021. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
May 3, 2021, 5:24 pm
Israel expected to be on list of countries to be granted unlimited travel to EU
European Union’s executive arm proposes to reopen external borders to vaccinated travelers from countries with low enough daily coronavirus infection rates
By AP and TOI staff
Ziv Hospital team members wearing safety gear as they work in the coronavirus ward in the northern Israeli city of Tzfat, February 4, 2021. (David Cohen/Flash90)
May 3, 2021, 12:47 am
Only 13 new COVID cases diagnosed in 24 hours, lowest in 14 months
Just 100 serious cases now in Israel as infection rates continue steady decline since pandemic’s peak in January, due to aggressive vaccination drive
By TOI staff
Israeli soldiers wearing protective face masks walk on Jaffa Street in Jerusalem on June 23, 2020. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
May 2, 2021, 3:14 pm
IDF says no active COVID cases among soldiers, in first since start of outbreak
Military declares itself coronavirus-free as Health Ministry records only 13 daily cases nationwide, the lowest in nearly a year
By Judah Ari Gross
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