BA.2.86 may be more capable of causing infection in people who were previously infected with COVID-19 or received the COVID-19 vaccine.
The study highlighted the importance of vaccinations for protecting against infectious diseases and dementia.
A study has found that people who got COVID-19 shots in the same arm had a more effective vaccine than people who did both.
The five pregnant women came to Hadassah-University Medical Center in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem for anti-D vaccination but were mistakenly given the "almost identical" rabies shot.
British scientists are working on a vaccine against Disease X, the hypothetical pathogen that will cause the next pandemic.
A breakthrough in solid-state storage of biological materials has potential applications in healthcare and research.
TAU’s groundbreaking study shows that tension enhances antibody quantity and quality but impairs immunological memory.
If successful, the scheme – known as the global virtual pooled inventory (GVPI) – could be a pilot for other deadly diseases and wider pandemic preparedness.
A new, effective vaccine is available from the four health funds to the elderly and immunocompromised against shingles.
After several months of no cases in Israel, a man in his 50s has been diagnosed with monkeypox.