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No vaccine? No patients! Hospital relegates unvaccinated staff to paper pushing
By
Nathan Jeffay
The Health Ministry has called for non-inoculated staff to be kept away from highest-risk wards; Jerusalem’s Hadassah has gone a step further, barring contact with all patients
From Israel with hope: Best data yet suggests vaccines will empty COVID wards
By
Nathan Jeffay
Algae extract may avert severe COVID deterioration, say Israeli researchers
By
Nathan Jeffay
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March 2, 2021, 11:33 pm
No vaccine? No patients! Hospital relegates unvaccinated staff to paper pushing
The Health Ministry has called for non-inoculated staff to be kept away from highest-risk wards; Jerusalem’s Hadassah has gone a step further, barring contact with all patients
By
Nathan Jeffay
March 1, 2021, 4:49 pm
From Israel with hope: Best data yet suggests vaccines will empty COVID wards
Of first 1.82 million immunized, only 0.07% became virus positive, 122 were hospitalized, 23 died. If everyone had shots, we’d only need a ‘few dozen’ virus beds, says top MD
By
Nathan Jeffay
February 27, 2021, 9:40 am
House passes $1.9T pandemic bill on near party-line vote
Bill provides $1,400 payments to individuals, extends emergency unemployment benefits; two Democrats vote with Republicans against plan
By
Alan Fram
February 25, 2021, 9:17 pm
Purim curfew could do more harm than good among vaccine skeptics, 2 experts say
Medical professionals warn efforts to get all-important unvaccinated segment of Israel’s adult population inoculated could take a hit if the nighttime closure is unevenly enforced
By
Nathan Jeffay
February 25, 2021, 7:14 pm
Study: Vaccine saved Israel elderly from full force of UK strain in nick of time
Research shows extra-infectious virus variant has proven 45% more transmissible in country, but vaccination halted its rise among at-risk populations, saving ‘many’ lives
By
Nathan Jeffay
February 24, 2021, 6:21 pm
Algae extract may avert severe COVID deterioration, say Israeli researchers
Scientists, in peer-reviewed study: ’Cytokine storm,’ an immune overreaction, could be prevented by substance that is already FDA-approved for food and dietary supplements
By
Nathan Jeffay
February 22, 2021, 10:34 pm
EMT group pushes to get Holocaust survivors out of the house and vaccinated
United Hatzalah and Claims Conference reaching out to 20,000 homebound, offering to arrange a shot appointment and transport, often with a scenic stop along the way
By
Nathan Jeffay
February 21, 2021, 11:17 am
Pregnant 32-year-old woman and her fetus die of COVID at Jerusalem hospital
Expert says case ‘raises a red flag’ regarding dangers of coronavirus to pregnant women, especially the now-dominant British variant; 30-week pregnant woman had not been vaccinated
By
Nathan Jeffay
February 21, 2021, 9:58 am
US study suggests efficacy of 1st Pfizer, Moderna shot increases with time
Mayo Clinic findings show vaccine gives 75% protection 15 days after 1st dose, rising to 83% after 36 days; figure climbs to 89% for people who received both doses
By
TOI staff
February 19, 2021, 9:08 am
Israeli study: 75% protection from 1st Pfizer vaccine dose, so okay to delay 2nd
Doctors say research answers if first booster can be delayed, one of the most burning vaccine questions internationally; doesn’t prove how long impact of 1st dose alone will last
By
Nathan Jeffay
February 18, 2021, 6:11 pm
A vaccine-defiant Israeli mutation wouldn’t be surprising, ex-virus czar warns
Ronni Gamzu says high case count, together with high vaccination rates, may cause the virus to evolve to ‘escape mutation’; but he voices optimism on collective protection
By
Nathan Jeffay
February 17, 2021, 11:36 am
Experts reject Netanyahu’s claim Israel is almost ‘done with COVID’
End-of-crisis prediction a mere ‘campaign statement,’ immunologist says, after PM declared Israel will be out of the woods if 570,000 more citizens age 50-plus get vaccinated
By
Nathan Jeffay
February 15, 2021, 6:41 pm
New in Israel: Antibody doses for high-risk COVID cases straight after diagnosis
Synthetic FDA-approved antibodies are believed to reduce the chance of serious symptoms; Hadassah head expects them to ‘prevent people from deteriorating’
By
Nathan Jeffay
February 15, 2021, 6:18 pm
Easing lockdown now is a ‘big mistake,’ one hospital chief warns
Masad Barhoum of the Galilee Medical Center says hospitals struggling, low Arab inoculation rate a danger due to contact with unvaccinated Palestinians
By
Nathan Jeffay
February 15, 2021, 4:38 pm
Hospital launches system to remotely monitor fetal health in COVID ward
Sheba Medical Center protocol, which has expectant moms operating devices and sending data to docs, aims to address problem of providing close care to those in isolation
By
Nathan Jeffay
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