Vaccinations
Shingles: No longer just a disease of the elderly
If until a few years ago we tended to think that shingles was a disease of the elderly, cases like those of Adi Himmelbloy and Bar Zomer clarify that everyone is at risk, at any age.
Expert explains: Is it better to get sick and develop natural immunity or to get vaccinated?
These are the vaccines every adult should get
US CDC will not publish report showing COVID vaccine effectiveness
COVID-19 booster shot significantly boosts efficacy - study
The estimated vaccine effectiveness of the third dose against PCR-confirmed infection stood at 85.6% compared to the two doses, Sheba researchers found.
Health Ministry launches polio vaccination campaign for children, teens
The campaign is crucial to the Israeli public, particularly children and teens as many of them had not received the polio vaccine as part of their standard vaccination schedule.
Israel's current polio outbreak is tip of the iceberg - Health Min. D-G
Health Ministry director-general Nachman Ash stressed that polio can be eradicated through the use of vaccines.
Polio outbreak in Israel caused by lack of vaccinations - Knesset Health Committee
"Due to fake news, suddenly everything has a question mark over it, even vaccines which we have had for years," said head of Public Health Services Dr. Sharon Alroy-Preis.
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.
