Vaccinations
Michigan announces measles outbreak after three linked cases reported
The department said the first Michigan measles case was tied to travel to Florida, and the additional linked cases show how quickly the virus can spread among people who are not immune.
Kent meningitis outbreak rises to 20 cases, two young people dead
Health Ministry urges vaccines after unvaccinated 17-year-old dies of measles
Unvaccinated child dies of complications from measles disease, 15th death since outbreak started
Generic drugmakers sign on to make cheap version of Pfizer COVID-19 pill
Pfizer struck a deal last year with the group to allow generic drugmakers to make the pills for 95 low- and middle-income countries.
Polio in Israel: Virus found outside Jerusalem for first time
Traces of the virus were found in three more Israeli cities as two children have already tested positive for polio.
Could Israel be facing a polio outbreak and how can it be prevented?
What even is polio? How can you get infected with it, and what is the Health Ministry doing to prevent an outbreak?
Demand for polio vaccines jumps after Jerusalem child contracts virus
Following the first case of child polio in 30 years, the number of children vaccinated against polio in Jerusalem increases almost fourfold.
Israeli child tests positive for polio - first case since 1989
The case of the four-year-old in Jerusalem is investigated as parents in Israel urged to continue following normal vaccination program
Short AstraZeneca shelf life complicates COVID vaccine rollout to world's poorest
Some countries, particularly in Africa, are now struggling to administer the big shipments of AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccines with shorter shelf lives.
Canada court silences protesters' horns, police seize fuel
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who appeared on Monday for the first time in nearly a week after being infected by COVID, said the protest "has to stop".
COVID-19: Israel marks 3 million cases, 9,000 deaths since start of pandemic
Nearly 60,000 infected • R rate continues to decline • death toll shoots up
New vaccines developed capable of single-dose protection
Scientists have developed new SARS-CoV-2 vaccines that provide stronger protection through a single dose and protect against emerging variants.
COVID-19 anti-vaxx protests abuse yellow Star of David, Holocaust survivor says
Holocaust survivor Margot Friedlaender urged EU lawmakers in Brussels to always remember the Nazi genocide.
