Vaccinations

The vaccine that reduced the risk of infant hospitalization by 83%

Some 130,000 infants in Israel have already received protection against RSV, and in Europe, an 83% decrease in the risk of hospitalization was measured. What should parents know before the winter?

In a large European study, it was found that administering the protection reduced the risk of hospitalization due to RSV by about 83%.
Bill Gates departs following a closed door interview before the House Oversight Committee investigating late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, June 10, 2026.

Bill Gates: Anti-vaccine attitudes in rich countries makes herd immunity for measles impossible

A H5 bird flu notice is displayed at Zealandia wildlife sanctuary in Wellington, New Zealand, August 7, 2026.

Australia to vaccinate vulnerable native birds against bird flu following New Zealand's lead

A vial of MMR vaccine is prepared at Doctor Gary M. Kramer, MD, PA's Pediatric office on September 12, 2025, in Coral Gables, Florida

Trump order reduces US vaccine schedule, seeks to split MMR shot, cites autism diagnoses


Rare good news: Flu shots are stronger than ever this year

This year's flu vaccines are particularly successful and life-saving. Here are the facts in case you’re still debating whether or not to get vaccinated.

 A member of the medical staff receives a flu vaccine at the department where patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are treated in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Havelhoehe community hospital in Berlin, Germany, October 30, 2020.

China's Xi unwilling to accept vaccines despite threat from protests

China hasn't approved any foreign COVID vaccines, opting for those produced domestically, which some studies have suggested are not as effective.

Vials with Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine labels are seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021.

Is your child stuffy? Here's what you should and shouldn't do

Children catch colds 6-8 times a year on average: double the average of adults.

 Illustrative photo of girl blowing her nose into a tissue

Israeli elementary school student receives same vaccine twice in two weeks

The incident occurred due to a misunderstanding between the school and the FEMI Premium nurse who came to vaccinate the children ahead of the winter.

A child receives the COVID-19 vaccine at a temporary Maccabi healthcare center in Rehovot on Monday.

Those who received first monkeypox vaccine now eligible for 2nd dose

People who have developed a fever and a blistering rash or have been in close contact with a person who is suspected of having monkeypox should contact their personal physician and get tested.

 Mock-up vials labeled "Monkeypox vaccine" and medical syringe are seen in this illustration taken, May 25, 2022.

Couple who stopped COVID-19 promise cancer vaccine by 2030

These two doctors developed one of the vaccines against COVID-19. It's believed that they will succeed in developing a vaccine against specific cancers in the next eight years.

Founders of BioNTech, Dr. Ugur Sahin and Dr. Ozlem Tureci

Quarter of parents believe kids get ‘too many’ protective shots

Facing global trends, the Health Ministry considers what to do about the decline in parental agreement to child vaccinations in Israel.

Doctor giving a vaccine to a patient (illustrative)

Israeli child receives excess vaccine dosage

The student in question received an excess dose of their diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine (DTaP) and a polio vaccine in place of their HPV vaccine. 

Vaccine syringe

The role of faith in public health affairs - opinion

Today, we need to draw on theological questions, particularly about what lessons we can learn from the past and current pandemics we are living through.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG gets a third shot against COVID-19, in July 2021. In November, he hosted a historic summit with the leaders of the major faiths in the Holy Land, calling for mass vaccinations and strengthening community resilience.

Oxford malaria vaccine data bodes well for effort to fight disease

Oxford says its vaccine, called R21/Matrix-M, is likely more effective than Mosquirix in preventing the disease that kills about 600,000 a year.

 Worker Solomon Conteh dissects a mosquito at Sanaria Inc. facility in Rockville, Maryland, October 26, 2007.