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May 6, 2023, 2:41 am
As global COVID emergency ends, in Israel, grim milestone underlines lurking threat
Israel confirms death of its 12,500th coronavirus victim this week, as WHO says pandemic no longer a global health crisis but still poses danger
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May 1, 2023, 4:51 pm
Sheba Medical Center presents Dr. Anthony Fauci with award for COVID cooperation
In one of his final acts as director of US infectious diseases institute, Fauci signed an agreement for joint research partnership utilizing Sheba’s unique blood sample bank
By
Renee Ghert-Zand
January 27, 2023, 1:39 am
FDA adviser: Israel’s fast actions, big data, gave US a ‘window to future of COVID’
Acting chair of FDA vaccine advisory committee hopes Israel’s stellar performance in COVID research will persist in other topics and have ‘continuing effect’ on US health policy
By
Nathan Jeffay
January 25, 2023, 1:53 pm
Israelis should get annual COVID shots when virus cases low, vaccine panel advises
Top epidemiologist hails decision as wise move to deal with coronavirus as part of ‘new normal,’ but critic says case for regular population-wide vaccination not compelling
By
Nathan Jeffay
January 7, 2023, 12:49 pm
China cracks down on social media accounts of COVID policy critics
China facing surge in cases as it ends strict virus control, bracing for further spread over Lunar New Year; Beijing also ends criminal charges against border quarantine violators
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AP
January 3, 2023, 11:14 pm
‘A hell of a variant’: Ultra fast-spreading strain could shake Israel’s COVID calm
XBB.1.5 strain is dominant in the US after cases doubled in just a week, and could quickly start circulating in Israel; on plus side, variant-bolstered vaccines expected to help
By
Nathan Jeffay
December 30, 2022, 2:28 pm
Israel joins nations requiring travelers from China to submit negative COVID tests
Measure does not apply to Israeli citizens, who have been advised to avoid all unnecessary travel to China amid surge in virus cases as Beijing lifts zero-COVID policy
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ToI Staff
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AP
December 29, 2022, 2:36 am
US, others to require travelers from China to submit negative COVID tests
Beginning January 5, America-bound passengers must test for virus no more than two days before flying, as cases in China jump following end of zero-COVID policy
By
Carla K. Johnson
December 25, 2022, 2:35 pm
Israel’s Sheba Medical Center teams up with US health agency for pandemic research
Ramat Gan hospital to work with NIH for the quick identification of emerging pathogens and rapid deployment of scientific tools to fight them
By
ToI Staff
December 25, 2022, 6:58 am
Christmas reborn in Bethlehem with tourists back after pandemic, lifting spirits
Crowds at biblical city, revered as Jesus’s birthplace, still not at pre-COVID levels, but Palestinian Authority tourism minister says celebrations ‘very different’ from last year
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Agencies
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ToI Staff
December 24, 2022, 7:23 pm
Report: 250 million Chinese infected with COVID in first 20 days of December
Leaked information from top health body suggest enormous gap between internal estimates and official data, as Beijing struggles with outbreak
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ToI Staff
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AFP
December 21, 2022, 12:29 am
Poorer people are getting a double dose of long COVID symptoms — Israeli research
Study finds low-income Israelis who recovered from severe or acute infection have averaged 3.3 symptoms per person, while higher-income Israelis average just 1.8 symptoms each
By
Nathan Jeffay
December 20, 2022, 4:46 pm
Power of 4th vaccine doses is in keeping COVID mild, Israeli study finds
When it comes to avoiding ‘substantial’ disease, boost was 71% effective for Pfizer, 89% for Moderna, but 4th shots give only small edge over 3-dose regimen in preventing infection
By
Nathan Jeffay
December 16, 2022, 12:12 am
Israelis produced some 15% of world’s top COVID vaccine studies, analysis shows
Jewish state ranks 3rd in quantity of vaccine research in the New England Journal of Medicine; across journals, Israeli scientists produced 536 studies, averaging four per week
By
Nathan Jeffay
December 9, 2022, 12:13 pm
RSV hospitalizations jump 31% in a week, stoking ‘tripledemic’ fear
As doctors battle COVID and flu, they are also facing fast-spreading Respiratory Syncytial Virus, in apparent knock-on effect of pandemic
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Nathan Jeffay
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