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Ministry of Health has issued a resounding recommendation for universal COVID-19 vaccination amid the emergence of new substrains of the Omicron variant. This announcement comes as a proactive measure to safeguard public health and curb the spread of the virus

Rafael announces its financial results for 2021, as approved at the company's board meeting, with sales of NIS 9.931 billion ($ 3.075 billion) and a net profit of NIS 431 million. For the first time, the company consolidated the reports of its subsidiaries Aeronatics and Controp. At the end of the 2021 work year, Rafael CEO Yoav Har-Even said: "2021 was a very successful year in all areas of the company's operations, which were also reflected in the impressive financial results despite objective challenging parameters, such as the continued effects of the corona plague on the economy

The Ministry of Health will consider starting easing the closure in about two weeks if the morbidity data continues to fall. During the progress of the vaccination program will also be taken into account. Meanwhile, there is controversy in the government over whether to allow a large-scale opening of the economy as soon as there are two and a half million Israelis who will be vaccinated in two doses or wait until the vaccination of five million Israelis is completed. Our correspondent Liel Kaiser submits that at the current rate of immunization, such a wait would last three to four weeks....

The rate of academics among women in management positions is higher than the corresponding figure for male managers. The same is true of seniority at work and experience. Managers also declare a higher level of commitment to the workplace from managers, and higher prices they pay on the family front - according to regular surveys conducted by the Central Bureau of Statistics. Even when the number of weekly working hours is taken into account, managers earn about 30% more than managers on a monthly basis. A new study, based on data from the Central Bureau of Statistics, shows that after...

A new scientific development may lead to blood tests for cancer diagnosis: Weizmann Institute researchers have located genetic changes in the blood of cancer patients, which may represent a "seal" that will enable early diagnosis of various diseases and cancerous tumors - with a simple blood test. The research findings are published in the scientific journal Nature Biotechnology. Cancer is the world's leading cause of death, even before heart disease, and the diagnosis is often made too late, when the tumor has already spread and the metastases cannot be destroyed. The currently accepted...

The Corona Cabinet has decided Thursday night not to open the street stores until next Sunday, despite the demand of Finance Minister Israel Katz. According to the decision tonight, shortly after midnight, the opening of street shops will be allowed from November 8, on terms to be agreed by the Ministries of Health and Finance. Health Minister Yuli Edelstein, who called for unity decisions, voted against following the deviation from the original outline of relief every two weeks. Following this, clashes broke out between the ministers, just before the vote in the debate that took place in...

The average wage in the economy in September per employee post was NIS 11,373, an increase of 4.9% compared to the corresponding month last year (NIS 10,840). Among the main reasons: layoffs and expenses for low-wage workers. However, in September, the average wage per employee fell by 1.6% compared to the previous month, according to data from the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) published on Thursday. In high-tech, the increase in wages is even sharper: an employee in the field earned an average of NIS 24,327 in September, an increase of 5.3% compared to the corresponding month last...

Iron Source has announced a $ 2.3 billion fundraiser. The raising represents a value of $ 11.1 billion for the company. Of that amount, the company's shareholders will receive $ 1.5 billion. About 50% of the shares are with the company's founders, about 40% with the company's investors and about 10% with the employees. Iron Source merges with Thoma Bravo's Spock Company, a private equity fund that, among other things, acquired the Israeli-American Impreva. As part of the merger, $ 1.3 billion was raised in PIPE, a private investment in a public company, and the rest comes from the Spock...

The warnings of the Corona Cabinet, the Ministry of Health and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett against a fourth closure, perhaps during the Tishrei holidays, lead to an attack by senior health officials who warn: A closure is not a solution. This move, they say, has failed in the past, and will fail this time as well. The Ministry of Health and its senior officials, they claim, do not take into account all the considerations, and manage the crisis through a particularly narrow prism. In the Corona Cabinet yesterday, the experts who attended the meeting said that in order to avoid reaching...

Iron Source, managed by Tomer Bar-Ze'ev, CEO and co-founder, announced today (Thursday) the acquisition of the mobile advertising company Tapjoy for $ 400 million in cash - and the share of Iron Source jumped by 6%. The deal is expected Close in the fourth quarter of 2021 or the first quarter of 2022. Tapuji is engaged in mobile advertising and monetization (generating revenue from applications). Revenue of $ 81 million in 2021. According to Iron Source, the acquisition will strengthen its platform on several levels: Iron Source customers will be able to increase their revenue by...