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People in Jerusalem wear face masks on January 21, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
December 17, 2025, 8:42 am
Amid rise in flu cases, Health Ministry recommends vulnerable wear face masks
Over the past three weeks, four children have died of flu, of whom three had no underlying conditions but were unvaccinated; new subvariant is driving spike in morbidity
By Diana Bletter
Ariel, 6, who died of the flu on December 3, 2025, and whose last name has been withheld at the request of his family. The day after his death, his small intestine was transplanted into Daniel Haim Biton. (Courtesy)
December 8, 2025, 10:53 am
Flu comes early and hits hard, with five times more cases than last year
Center for Disease Control records 394 new Influenza A cases in 14 hospitals in November, with children accounting for 163 of them; vaccination rates under 15%
By Diana Bletter
An ambulance at the Hadassah Mt. Scopus Hospital in Jerusalem, March 28, 2024 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
November 25, 2025, 3:05 pm
Unvaccinated baby dies of measles in Jerusalem, 11th fatality in outbreak
Also, 10-year-old girl without underlying health conditions dies of flu; Health Ministry says virus has passed epidemic threshold
By Diana Bletter and ToI Staff
FILE - A worker wearing a protective suit swabs a man's throat for a COVID-19 test at a coronavirus testing site in Beijing, on June 22, 2022. The World Health Organization said Friday May 5, 2023 that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies and killed millions of people worldwide. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
August 22, 2024, 12:30 am
Israeli researchers say wearable sensors could cut spread of contagious disease
Tel Aviv University-led team finds that technology that warns of illness 1 to 3 days before appearance of symptoms might prevent future pandemics and help timely disease management
By Diana Bletter
A woman suffering from the flu (monstArrr_ via iStock by Getty Images)
January 4, 2024, 6:19 pm
Winter arrived late this year, so Israel only now seeing surge in COVID and flu
With hospital beds filled with the war wounded, the healthcare system urges people to get vaccinated while there is still time to keep themselves and others healthy
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative: A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is displayed on a counter at a pharmacy in Portland, Oregon, December 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
September 22, 2023, 11:48 am
Health Ministry announces new Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are on way to Israel
Latest booster shots target newer Omicron sub-variants and will be available first for people with pre-existing medical conditions and compromised immune systems
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative: An Israeli family celebrates together on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, on September 25, 2022, in Rananna. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
September 14, 2023, 10:36 pm
Health Ministry advises some to don masks again as Jews gather for Rosh Hashanah
Those with underlying illnesses, compromised immune systems urged to take precaution; authorities promise COVID booster shots soon, urge getting flu shot which is already available
By Renee Ghert-Zand
A 3D illustration of the influenza virus on colorful background. (iStock via Getty Images)
November 24, 2022, 3:58 pm
Baby hospitalized with severe flu, as Health Ministry fears spread
Child suffering from neurological complications due to illness; Health Ministry notes 30% rise in hospitalizations since last week, urges public to get vaccinated
By Michael Horovitz
Illustrative image: dietary supplements (iStock via Getty Images)
April 12, 2022, 10:14 am
Israeli-made dietary supplement fights off viruses in lab tests, scientists say
Mixture of 3 food supplements, each approved by the FDA, appears to be ‘very capable of inhibiting replication of RNA viruses in a remarkable way,’ says researcher behind study
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative image: a patient battling influenza, placing a cold compress on his head. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
January 10, 2022, 6:23 am
As Omicron cases soar, Israel also faces ‘flu storm’ intensified by vaccine lethargy
Together, the two diseases could put ‘major burden’ on medical system and cost lives, warns Hadassah Hospital doctor, though Ichilov chief thinks Israel can take them in stride
By Nathan Jeffay
Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital team members in the coronavirus ward in Jerusalem on December 27, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
December 30, 2021, 12:24 pm
Nearly 4,000 new cases as virus surge brings rise in serious patients, transmission
Daily cases nearly triple in a week; PM said to warn surge may leave hospitals on verge of collapse; Pfizer pill shipment set to arrive; 1st case recorded of both COVID and flu
By ToI Staff
Gathering the carcasses of wild cranes killed by avian flu at the Hula Lake Nature Reserve in northern Israel, December 27. (Hadas Kahaner, Israel Nature and Parks Authority)
December 29, 2021, 9:09 pm
Avian flu killing birds in Israel could jump to humans, warns epidemiologist
Prof. Amnon Lahad calls prospect of virus crossing species ‘very concerning,’ as Health Ministry advises Israelis to avoid sick birds and not to buy unregulated chicken, eggs
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative image: Medical staff in the COVID-19 isolation ward at Barzilai Medical Center in the southern city of Ashkelon (Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP)
December 14, 2021, 10:59 pm
Officials believe child who died after COVID recovery succumbed to flu complications
Sudden death of young child a month after coronavirus recovery had puzzled doctors; they now think he was stricken with myocarditis
By ToI Staff
A medical worker wearing PPE (personal protective equipment) takes a swab sample from a woman during a mass testing event at a sport complex in Bangkok on April 17, 2021, after the recent outbreak of coronavirus cases in Thailand. (Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)
April 17, 2021, 5:19 pm
How does the coronavirus compare with other deadly viruses?
The pandemic has killed more people than most, but not all, other viral epidemics in the 20th and 21st centuries
By AFP
People in Tel Aviv, some wearing protective face masks, on January 6, 2021 (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
January 6, 2021, 7:23 pm
‘Twindemic’ fears fizzle with zero flu cases recorded nationwide
Israel hasn’t won the war against COVID, but its battle plan helped score victory against the flu, which doctors feared would overwhelm the health service
By Nathan Jeffay
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