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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 531

swine flu

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
Illustrative: Medics from Beijing Fengsheng Special Hospital of Traditional Medical Traumatology and Orthopaedics prepare for their shift at the Jinrong Street testing site, inside a room where a Communist Party flag and a piece of red tissue with words that reads "Beijing Fengsheng Special Hospital of Traditional Medical Traumatology and Orthopaedics" (back on wall) in Beijing on June 24, 2020. (NICOLAS ASFOURI / AFP)
June 30, 2020, 8:22 am
New swine flu strain found in China has pandemic potential
Tests indicate G4 strain of pig-carried H1N1 may have already infected 4.4% of general population, but no evidence yet of human-to-human transmission
By AFP
Illustrative. A Magen David Adom (MDA) ambulance at the Shaare Zedek Medical Center, in Jerusalem, December 13, 2018. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
January 2, 2020, 4:21 pm
Man, 40, dies of flu complications, latest victim of aggressive strain
9-year-old girl hospitalized in serious condition as officials scramble to deal with demand for vaccines
By ToI Staff
A nurse prepares the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine at the Rockland County Health Department in Haverstraw, Rockland County, New York, on April 5, 2019. (Johannes Eisele/AFP)
December 28, 2019, 11:09 pm
Israel low on flu shots as seriously ill set to overtake past 2 years combined
HMOs say they are ordering more vaccines to meet demand as aggressive strain hits country, amid reports people are being turned back due to shortages
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of a vaccination. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
December 26, 2019, 3:59 pm
Israelis scramble for flu vaccine as deaths from aggressive virus mount
Health services report multifold increase in demand for protection against disease amid early season surge in those seriously stricken by illness
By ToI Staff
Hasidic pilgrims praying near the burial site of Rebbe Nahman of Bratslav in Uman, Ukraine, September 14, 2015. (Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images via JTA)
December 28, 2018, 7:23 pm
Rabbi’s death from flu in Ukraine has community in panic
Colleague sends urgent request that Israel send 300 flu vaccines to Ukraine for the Uman community
By Cnaan Liphshiz
President Reuven Rivlin (L) and Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein in the Knesset during a special plenum session marking the 50th birthday of the parliament building, January 19, 2016. (Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 19, 2016, 1:52 pm
In about-turn, Trump pledges to move US Embassy to Jerusalem
Republican front-runner says he is ‘100 percent’ in favor of the change; Netanyahu, Shapiro meet after public spat over West Bank ‘double standards’ comments
By Raoul Wootliff
Illustrative photo of a vaccination. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
December 24, 2015, 1:43 pm
One woman dead, 10 hospitalized in swine flu outbreak
Three victims pregnant, two of them in serious condition as virus rears head; hospital reports 2-3 new cases daily
By ToI Staff
The city of Kerman, Iran (CC BY-SA Farshid7/Wikimedia Commons)
December 7, 2015, 11:26 pm
Iran swine flu outbreak kills 33 in three weeks
Over 600 hospitalized in southwestern provinces; officials warn H1N1 virus likely to spread as far as Tehran
By AFP
Illustrative photo of a vaccination. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
October 29, 2014, 3:33 pm
Israel’s universal flu vaccine heads for universal acceptance
With new patent approvals, BiondVax is ready to license its unique influenza treatment to pharma firms and governments
By David Shamah
Screen capture of Kraus and Katz's album cover
February 17, 2013, 11:55 pm
Israeli musician Shmulik Kraus dies at 77
Singer-songwriter produced many Israeli classics before succumbing to swine flu
By Adiv Sterman
Illustrative: Newborn babies in a hospital ward (Flash 90)
February 7, 2013, 1:51 pm
Doctors find three newborns with swine flu virus
Preemies are carrying the disease but not showing symptoms
By Asher Zeiger
Overcrowding at hospitals has forced many patients to lie on beds in the corridors, like this man at Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon on Monday. (photo credit: Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)
January 30, 2013, 4:16 am
Israel a world leader in flu vaccine, health expert says
Some hospitals report as high as 150% occupancy, experts warn of system-wide collapse
By Asher Zeiger
An illustrative photo of a patient receiving an injection. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90/File)
January 29, 2013, 4:08 am
28-year-old woman succumbs to swine flu
Medical reports conclude she was not vaccinated; hospitals overflowing with patients
By Ron Friedman
An illustrative photo of a patient receiving an injection. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90/File)
January 16, 2013, 7:19 pm
Three year old dies of swine flu
Four other women hospitalized after they were infected with the H1N1 virus
By Adiv Sterman
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