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Pfizer's Child Vaccines Launch: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration confirmed the panel of experts 'decision Friday night and issued an emergency approval for Pfizer's coronary vaccines for children ages 5 to 11. The FDA agreed with the experts' decision that the vaccine given in a third of adults is safe and effective. In the prevention of infection and disease in the corona. This coming Thursday, the Ministry of Health's epidemic treatment team is expected to hold a similar discussion ahead of the recommendation to approve vaccines in Israel. The discussion will be held for the first...

A study by the Clalit Research Institute and Harvard University, published tonight (Saturday) in the journal Lancet, shows that the third dose of the vaccine, the booster, reduces hospitalizations by 93%, serious illness by 92% and mortality by 81%. The study was conducted between July 30 and September 23 this year and compared 728,321 Clalit patients who received a third dose of vaccine, and the same number of patients who received only two doses about five months earlier

The crucial stage in curbing the corona plague is underway: Experts from the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have recommended approving Pfizer's childhood vaccines against corona for ages 5-11. Vaccinations for ages 11-5 will begin in the coming days after CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Wolenski confirmed tonight (Tuesday through Wednesday) the experts' decision. U.S. President Joe Biden referred to the CDC decision following Dr. Wolanski's final signing, saying it was "a turning point in the war against the Corona." According to him, the voting will begin in the coming days and will be in...

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Health Ministry Director General Prof. Nachman Ash announced Sunday that the government is preparing to purchase Pfizer's drug for Corona patients in Israel. Why is it different from previous epidemic treatments, how effective is it, who will receive it and in what dosage, and is Israel really lagging behind other countries in negotiations with the pharmaceutical company? Dr. Erez Gerty of the Davidson Institute, the educational arm of the Weizmann Institute, explains that “if the results are correct, there is a significant change here in the way we deal...

Israel approved on Sunday night the outline of inbound tourism to Israel. The Corona Cabinet approved in a telephone poll the outline of the tourist groups initiated by Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz and Tourism Minister Yoel Rezbozov. The entry of tourist groups to Israel began as early as September, but now - in accordance with the approval of the outline, tourist groups will be able to enter the country even if they are not vaccinated with a third vaccine, provided they confirm a negative result in a recent corona test. According to the new outline, which will take effect tomorrow,...

The hot and dry weather, almost stormy, and the fear of fires is coming true: in the locality of Gita in the Western Galilee, near the city of Maalot Tarshiha, at least 20 families were evacuated on Saturday following a fire raging tens of meters from the locality. The fire brigade said that there was a "real danger" to the settlement, and that the evacuation had taken place on its first line of houses. Many crews have been called to the scene from across the north, and five firefighting planes are assisting from the air. Another forest fire has been raging since nightfall near the...

Exactly 11 months after former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was the first Israeli to be vaccinated against Corona, his successor, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, announced that the children's vaccines will be launched next Tuesday and that 5 to 11 year olds will be able to defend themselves against Corona with Pfizer's vaccine dose. In his weekly post, Bennett wrote about children's vaccines: "I know there is a certain sensitivity around this matter. There are a lot of people who are afraid to vaccinate children, and they are not necessarily 'vaccine opponents' or those who buy...

Experts advising the Ministry of Health and the Corona Cabinet claim that since the beginning of November there has been a decline in the level of vaccine effectiveness, and that there are clear signs of another outbreak of the disease. At the Corona Cabinet hearing held tonight (Tuesday), Prime Minister Naftali Bennett instructed to promote an antigen test operation in the education system ahead of returning to school after the Hanukkah holiday. It was also decided at the hearing to extend the green label regulations for another two weeks, subject to the approval of the Knesset's...

"Omicron" - This is the name of the new African strain of corona that threatens the world, according to the World Health Organization. Omicron is the 15th letter in the Greek alphabet. According to the organization in its announcement today (Friday), there is evidence that this strain causes increased infection and is considered a "cause for concern". This is the fifth variant of the virus that has been defined as such since the outbreak of the plague

The Knesset's Constitution Committee is expected to approve the regulations approved by the Corona Cabinet last night. The Corona Cabinet approved the outline proposed by the Prime Minister's Office together with the Ministry of Health, according to which on the night between Sunday and Monday the new restrictions will take effect for two weeks to deal with the entry of the new Omicron variant. After the team of experts presented to the ministers his position, which emphasizes the importance of the vaccine more than ever, the ministers voted to close Israel to foreigners for two weeks....