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Biden tests positive for COVID-19, White House says

US president Biden's doctor says his symptoms remain mild, consisting of upper respiratory issues; White House says he will self-isolate while continuing to fully perform all of his duties

Tzippy Shmilovitz, New York | 07.18.24

Meet the Israeli doctor who revealed a major COVID vaccine side-effect

The State Comptroller praised Professor Dror Mevorach, who was the first to discover one of the dangerous side effects of the coronavirus vaccine: inflammation of the heart muscle (myocarditis); He also explains why he did not agree with recommendation for fourth and fifth vaccinations

Adir Yanko, Alexandra Lukash, Yaron Drukman | 05.22.24

Over half of Israeli students experience mental distress daily post-Oct. 7, survey finds

Education Ministry conducts first survey since Hamas massacre, examining mental and functional state of middle and high school students, and the result is alarming; silver lining: increase in desire to contribute to country

Tamar Trabelsi-Hadad | 04.08.24

Israeli hospitals face shortage of COVID medications

Healthcare experts say shortage created due to inadequate preparedness and flawed predictions by health authorities during the current winter COVID-19 season

Adir Yanko | 01.09.24

How are COVID-19 and autoimmune diseases linked?

Experts still investigating cases where individuals reported experiencing joint and muscle pain after contracting the virus, which subsequently developed into a host of autoimmune diseases

Dana Ron, Prof. Itamar Raz | 09.14.23

COVID cases rising: We will wear masks again for Rosh Hashanah

Experts warn that coronavirus cases requiring hospitalization are on the rise in Israel and around the world and call on the public to wear masks when near high-risk individuals

Adir Yanko | 09.12.23

Coronavirus is back: What to do if COVID test is positive

Updated vaccine expected to arrive by October, is seen as effective on new strain of the virus; as quarantine no longer obligated under guidelines, public urged to stay at home if infected to protect the vulnerable at at risk

Dr. Itay Gal | 09.07.23

Hospitals resume PCR testing of staff, patients as Covid-19 on the rise

The Ministry of Health is stepping up on monitoring COVID-19; instructing all chiefs of medicine in Israeli hospitals to institute PCR test for all hospitalized patients

Adir Yanko | 09.04.23

COVID-19 outbreak in Los Angeles Jewish day school sparks storm

Kadima Day School orders mandatory masking and testing; parents threaten to not send their children to school in protest

Daniel Edelson, New York | 09.01.23

Health expert recommends return to masks as COVID reemerges

New coronavirus strain BA.2.86, known as Pirola, continues to spread as hospitalizations up worldwide; 'What scares us is that the new strain will cause more severe disease,' says Prof. Galia Rahav

Roy Katz, Alexandra Lukash, Dr. Itay Gal | 08.24.23

New COVID variant detected in Israel

Health official says there is simply not enough information available to determine how quickly the variant can spread or how severe a disease if could cause

Alexandra Lukash, Nir (Shoko) Cohen | 08.20.23

Everything you need to know about new COVID strain EG.5

WHO says the Eris variant spreads rapidly, but infection rates are not high and the risk level at this stage is considered low, as the virus continues to mutate due to its nature – Experts are closely monitoring these changes

Dr. Itay Gal | 08.11.23

Expert says new coronavirus strain has no 'unusual ability to cause serious illness'

Professor Cyrille Cohen, an expert on the immune system from Bar-Ilan University, told Ynet Live: 'Speed with which the new strain is spreading in the UK is certainly troubling'; A new booster vaccine from Pfizer will be available in Israel and around the world at the end of August

Attila Somfalvi, Nir (Shoko) Cohen | 08.07.23

Coronavirus is here to stay: a new strain in Britain, an increase in cases in New York

After a year of near-silence from COVID-19, the virus appears again with a new strain – a descendant of the Omicron variant discovered in the UK; at the same time, in New York there is a new wave of infections, but the numbers are still lower than last year

Dr. Itay Gal | 08.06.23

Health Ministry ends COVID-19 quarantine requirement

Following WHO declaration on the end of medical emergency status, Israel lifts mandatory quarantine for coronavirus patients starting Tuesday - 'We have defeated the pandemic, but not the virus, says last coronavirus czar

Nina Fox, Yair Kraus | 05.14.23