Vaccinations

What to do after a jackal bite and when is there a concern about rabies?

After 11 people were bitten and scratched in the Sea of Galilee area, the fear of rabies returns to the forefront. This is what must be done immediately after contact with a suspected animal.

Jackals
An emergency room for babies has opened at the Safra Children's Hospital at Sheba

Health experts urge vaccination after two children die from meningococcemia

Red Cross workers prepare to lower the coffin of Dr Tibenderana Katho Blaise who worked at the Centre Medical Evangelique (CME) in Hoho commune and died of Ebola virus, at the Nyamurongo cemetery in Bunia town, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 26, 2026.

Scientists race to develop Ebola vaccine amid DRC outbreak

HPV vaccine

What happened in Israel after introducing the HPV vaccine to schools


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.

Scientists find COVID-19 antibodies that can make boosters unnecessary

Researchers at Tel Aviv University found two antibodies that neutralize all known strains of COVID-19 with up to 95% efficiency.

 The COVID-19 vaccine (illustrative).

Flu vaccine campaigns begin in Israel amid COVID-19 cross infection fears

The two largest health maintenance organizations in Israel are already inviting their members to community clinics to get their flu shots.

Doctor giving a vaccine to a patient (illustrative)

Wanderlust in Israel – why and to where do people travel?

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis will take the opportunity to travel abroad once more, while the weather is ideal in so many parts of the world and the prices are far cheaper than the summer fares.

 TRAVELERS AT the departure hall of Ben-Gurion Airport, during Passover in April.

Wanderlust in Israel – why and to where do people travel?

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis will take the opportunity to travel abroad once more, while the weather is ideal in so many parts of the world and the prices are far cheaper than the summer fares.

 TRAVELERS AT the departure hall of Ben-Gurion Airport, during Passover in April.

European Medicines Agency recommends Novavax add warning to their COVID-19 vaccine

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is recommending that Novavax should start putting a warning label on their COVID-19 vaccines due to a small number of reported cases of heart inflammation.

 The COVID-19 vaccine (illustrative).