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Nathan Jeffay
Nathan Jeffay is The Times of Israel's health and science correspondent
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April 8, 2021, 10:38 pm
Israel’s secrecy on vaccines is causing supply uncertainty, says state adviser
Culture of caginess is delaying deal for kids’ vaccines and hampering health community’s preparedness for administering them, claims Nadav Davidovitch
By
Nathan Jeffay
April 5, 2021, 4:21 pm
Vaccines shown to protect even those who don’t get them — Israeli study
Just as doctors hoped, COVID shots aren’t just helping the inoculated, but also providing ‘cross-protection’ to the rest, new research finds
By
Nathan Jeffay
April 1, 2021, 8:49 am
Vaccination stagnation: Only about 6,000 Israelis a day now getting first shots
At its height in February, national drive saw over 80,000 getting first vaccine shot per day; healthcare providers are now calling people at home, ‘being proactive, reassuring’
By
Nathan Jeffay
March 31, 2021, 12:59 pm
Super-speedy Israeli COVID test gets European approval; airport rollout planned
SpectraLIT eliminates the need for complex lab equipment by giving relatively accurate results after just 20 seconds of analysis, possibly aiding resumption of international travel
By
Nathan Jeffay
March 31, 2021, 11:26 am
COVID reinfection hits 1 in a 1,000, variants may fuel it, Israeli study finds
Largest study in world followed about a fifth of COVID-positive Israelis after recovery, and found 154 got reinfected, indicating immunity is high but far from absolute
By
Nathan Jeffay
March 30, 2021, 3:40 pm
Israeli COVID variant found, has infected hundreds, doesn’t challenge vaccines
Local variant has spread across a large stretch of country, but is thought unlikely to affect vaccine effectiveness or make virus more contagious or dangerous
By
Nathan Jeffay
March 25, 2021, 3:13 pm
Israeli-made oral COVID vaccine found to generate antibodies in pigs
Jerusalem-based scientist expects approval for humans within 6 months, says advance could simplify vaccination drives and even allow home vaccination using pills sent by mail
By
Nathan Jeffay
March 24, 2021, 4:59 pm
Germany funds plan to help Holocaust survivors around world access vaccines
Claims Conference isn’t providing COVID shots, but will aid 190,000 survivors with booking and provide transportation with medical assistance to the housebound
By
Nathan Jeffay
March 23, 2021, 1:20 pm
In COVID wards, patients in pajamas take long trip down the corridor to vote
Hospital voting gets underway with hazmat suits, oxygen tubes and ballots via airlocks, in stark collision of pandemic and politics
By
Nathan Jeffay
March 22, 2021, 4:55 pm
Socially distanced democracy: Israel votes in a pandemic
Election arrangements include 38 polling stations in COVID-19 wards, and hundreds of special stations — including drive-through facilities — for people who are sick or quarantined
By
Nathan Jeffay
March 22, 2021, 1:06 pm
‘Life-saving’ nose spray that kills 99.9% of viruses begins production in Israel
Health Ministry-approved labeling says antiviral is effective within 2 minutes; can save many lives in countries without access to vaccines, says inventor
By
Nathan Jeffay
March 22, 2021, 12:00 pm
3 Israeli nanosatellites blast into space to test new method for rescue beacons
Trio of shoebox-sized, fuel-sipping spacecraft aim to provide emergency location services usually supplied by much larger satellites
By
Nathan Jeffay
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March 17, 2021, 6:02 pm
In breakthrough, Israelis grow hundreds of mouse embryos in artificial wombs
Scientists say groundbreaking method could lead to human gestation outside the womb; new insight into organ formation could spur other advances; fetuses have fully formed organs
By
Nathan Jeffay
March 17, 2021, 1:14 pm
Kids’ quarantine, every parent’s nightmare, could soon be eased, doctors predict
As vaccinations kick in, chance of children infecting elderly Israelis diminishes; MDs say this may eliminate need for mandatory isolation of entire classes
By
Nathan Jeffay
March 16, 2021, 10:43 pm
Israeli study: Babies born to vaccinated moms have COVID-fighting antibodies
All 40 infants in Jerusalem research have antibodies, suggesting they are born with immunity to coronavirus, according to Hadassah doctors
By
Nathan Jeffay
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