4% of severe cases in Omicron wave could be young children
1,118 individuals have been confirmed as carrying the Omicron variant * Health Ministry D-G delays approval of fourth shot * Pfizer and Merck COVID drugs en route to Israel
People some with facemasks shop at the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem on December 24, 2021.(photo credit: OLIVIER FITOUSSI/FLASH90)ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN, ROSSELLA TERCATINUpdated: