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Israel vaccinates children as young as five against Covid

Israel has begun rolling out Covid-19 vaccines for children aged five to 11, becoming one of a handful of countries to inoculate children so young as it seeks to ward off another pandemic wave.

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Callers to helplines around the world voiced similar pandemic worries

coronavirus spread across borders early in the pandemic, calls to global helplines showed a striking similarity in the toll on mental health — from China to Lebanon, Finland to Slovenia.An analysis of 8 million calls to helplines in 19 countries, published Wednesday in Nature, reveals a collective response to unprecedented, uncertain times. Callers' worries centered on fears of infection, loneliness and physical health. Calls about relationship issues, economic problems and suicide-related issues were generally less prevalent than before the pandemic. The Swiss and German researchers looked at helplines in 14 European countries, the United States, China, Hong Kong, Israel and Lebanon.

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COVID-19: MLHU reports 5 cases, SWPH adds 66 cases from Saturday to Monday

The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) reported five new COVID-19 cases on Monday. Of the 14,642 cases, 101 are active (a decrease of four), 14,294 recoveries (an increase of eight) and 247 deaths (unchanged).The latest death was reported Nov.

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In world's first, Israel holds war games to prepare for more lethal Covid strain

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Pfizer seeks to boost all adults with COVID-19 vaccine

Pfizer and BioNTech will likely seek an emergency use authorization (EUA) from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a third dose of their mRNA vaccine for all US adults 18 and older, the Washington Post reports.

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News Scan for Nov 01, 2021

A third Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine dose is 92% more effective in reducing severe COVID-related outcomes than two doses of the same vaccine received at least 5 months previously, according to a large real-world study late last week in The Lancet.The study, conducted by researchers with the Clalit Research Instit

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COVID-19 breakthrough cases occur mostly in those with low antibody levels, Israeli study shows

findings were reported in The New England Journal of Medicine. RELATED: White House outlines plans to increase COVID-19 testing in schoolsAntibodies are Y-shaped proteins than bind to one's foreign invaders, like viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites.Researchers studied 1, 497 fully vaccinated health care workers at Sheba Medical Center out of 11,453 fully vaccinated workers.

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COVID-19 Scan for Oct 27, 2021

COVID-mitigating behavior such as physical distancing and mask use didn't change after receipt of vaccination prior to government exemptions, according to a research letter published yesterday in JAMA Network Open.The researchers looked at the self-reported behaviors of 80,305 pe

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Study links March Madness parties to more county COVID cases

A research letter yesterday in JAMA Network Open ties large gatherings of unvaccinated students and nonstudents at US universities during last spring's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) March Madness basketball tournament to COVID-19 outbreaks in the surrounding community.

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Trials: COVID vaccines 90% effective against Delta infection, death

A pair of new real-world COVID-19 vaccine studies show good protection against the Delta (B1617.2) variant, one from Scotland finding higher than 90% effectiveness in preventing death in adults and the other showing 93% efficacy against symptomatic infection in Israeli adolescents after the second dose.

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Israel reports subvariant of Delta coronavirus strain

Israel has confirmed a case of a subvariant of the Delta strain of the coronavirus previously reported in some European countries, the health ministry said.

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Centuries-old crusader sword recovered by amateur diver in the Mediterranean Sea

A metre-long sword believed to have belonged to a Crusader knight who sailed to the Holy Land almost a millennium ago was recovered by a sharp-eyed amateur diver from the Mediterranean seabed, the Israel Antiquities Authority said on Monday.

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India, Israel to mutually recognise Covid-19 vaccination certificates

S Jaishankar and Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Monday agreed on the mutual recognition of the Covid-19 vaccination certificates.

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'Disgraceful' antigen tested not rolled out extensively - immunologist

Immunologist Professor Luke O'Neill has said it is "disgraceful" antigen testing for Covid-19 is not being rolled out extensively as he raised the issue of PCR tests being "so slow" in terms of providing results.

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Israel reports drop in new Covid-19 infections

Four months into one of its worst Covid-19 outbreaks, Israel is seeing a sharp drop in new infections and severe illness, aided by its use of vaccine boosters, vaccine passports and mask mandates, scientists and health officials said.

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Life on Mars: Astronauts simulate conditions of red planet in desert

analog astronauts" specially trained to live at a pretend Martian base in the Negev desert. They will live in isolation for three weeks in a period ending on Oct.

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Kerala HC sends notice to govt over PM Modi's photo on Covid vaccination certificate

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Protection, immune response fall after Pfizer COVID vaccine, data show

Two new large, real-world studies yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) show waning Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine protection, one finding dramatically lower protection against infection—but not hospitalization or death—5 to 7 months after the second dose in Qatar, and the other detailing reduced immune response over 6 months in Israel.

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Moderna asks Health Canada to approve COVID-19 vaccine booster shot

Moderna submitted its application to Health Canada on Tuesday for a COVID-19 booster shot, which it believes everyone should take six months after their second dose. While countries like the U.S.

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Israel requires COVID-19 booster shots for stricter 'green pass'

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EMA to decide on Pfizer booster vaccine on Monday

The European Union's medicines regulator will decide on Monday whether to approve Pfizer's Covid-19 booster vaccine, but it is unlikely to give precise guidance on who should receive it, according to an internal document and two officials.

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COVID-19 Scan for Sep 28, 2021

Vaccine effectiveness (VE) for the two-dose Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was up to 91.5% in Israeli teens 12 to 15 years old during the Delta (B1617.2) variant outbreak, according to a study published yesterday in Emerging Infectious Diseases.Israel made the Pfizer vaccine available for teens starting Jun 2, a

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COVID-19 boosters likely to be expanded in coming weeks, US health officials predict

the panel’s recommendation Friday was correct based on a "snapshot" of available data on the effectiveness of Pfizer’s two-shot regimen over time. But he said real-time data from the U.S.

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Covid-19 vaccine: US FDA panel rejects Pfizer booster shots for people below 65

Pfizer had provided little data on safety of extra doses.

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Anti-vax activist urged followers to 'keep fighting' days before dying of Covid

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!A leading anti-vax activist has died from Covid-19 in hospital just two days after posting a Facebook video message where he urged people to reject vaccination.When first diagnosed with the virus last week, Hai Shoulian, 57, claimed his severe coronavirus infection was in fact a "posion attack" by the police.In his later final message, where he appears to be on oxygen support, the online figure said he believed he would recover within three weeks.He died on Monday morning at the Wolfson Medical Center in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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Israel is preparing for possible fourth Covid vaccine dose

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Israel preparing for possible fourth Covid vaccine dose

Israel began a drive to administer booster shots at the beginning of August, and has so far inoculated about 2.8 million people with a third dose of coronavirus vaccine. Health officials have said that the effects of the initial shots weaken five months after inoculation, making boosters necessary. Some 6 million of the 9.4 million strong population have had one dose, and about 5.5 million have had two jabs.

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Added protection or not needed? Third jab debate rages

Should a third dose of Covid vaccine be recommended for the general population? Some say it is vital to boosting immunity as the Delta variant spreads, while others say precious vaccines should go to countries, mostly in the Global South, where most people haven't even had their first jab.

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Study says Alpha variant doubled COVID cases in Israeli kids

The SARS-CoV-2 Alpha (B117) variant spread faster and more efficiently than previous strains among children 9 years and younger in Israel in late 2020 and early 2021, even amid the concurrent immunization of adults against COVID-19, according to an observational study yesterday in JAMA Network Open.

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Potential COVID-19 vaccine side effects are more common in actual infection

recent study found that potential side effects from COVID-19 vaccines that many people use as an excuse not to get vaccinated pale in comparison to the severity of the same symptoms an unvaccinated person who becomes infected with the coronavirus may experience. The study, which was published in "The New England Journal of Medicine" on Aug.

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News Scan for Sep 07, 2021

Results from an observational cohort study of pregnant women indicated a 96% vaccine effectiveness (VE) against COVID-19 infection and an 89% VE against hospitalization for the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in pregnant women, according to a study in Nature Medicine today.The researchers matched 10,861 Israeli pregnant women who receiv

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From Shawshank to West Bank: 6 Palestinians dig tunnel to escape Israeli prison

Security forces are scrambling to find six Palestinian prisoners who somehow escaped a high-security prison in Israel. Redmond Shannon explains how their exit strategy bears strong similarities to the popular movie ‘The Shawshank Redemption.’

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Israel registers record daily coronavirus cases

Israel has recorded its highest daily coronavirus case tally of nearly 11,000 new infections, amid a surge caused by the highly transmissible Delta variant as schools prepare to reopen.

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EU removes US from Covid safe list for non-essential travel

The European Union has recommended that its member states reimpose travel restrictions on US tourists over rising Covid infections in the country.

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Having SARS-CoV-2 once confers much greater immunity than a vaccine—but vaccination remains vital

Meredith WadmanThe natural immune protection that develops after a SARS-CoV-2 infection offers considerably more of a shield against the Delta variant of the pandemic coronavirus than two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, according to a large Israeli study that some scientists wish came with a “Don’t try this at home” label.

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Israel offers Covid vaccine booster to ages 12 and up

Israel Sunday widened access to a third coronavirus vaccine jab to anyone aged 12 and up, with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett insisting it was an effective way to contain an infection surge.

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Biden tells Israeli Prime Minster Naftali Bennett diplomacy is priority in Iran nuclear deal

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Friday that diplomacy was his first option, but he would consider other options if his effort to revive the Iran nuclear deal fails.Biden made the comments as the two sat down for their first face-to-face meeting since Bennett was sworn-in as prime minister in June."We're putting diplomacy first and seeing where that takes us," Biden said during an Oval Office meeting that was delayed by the suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan.

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Having SARS-CoV-2 once confers much greater immunity than a vaccine—but no infection parties, please

Meredith WadmanThe natural immune protection that develops after a SARS-COV-2 infection offers considerably more of a shield against the Delta variant of the pandemic coronavirus than two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, according to a large Israeli study that some scientists wish came with a “Don’t try this at home” label.

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Large real-world study: Pfizer's COVID vaccine is safe

The largest real-world study of a COVID-19 vaccine to date shows that Pfizer/BioNTech's shot is safe and linked to substantially fewer adverse events than SARS-CoV-2 infection in unvaccinated patients.

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Israel's Covid-19 vaccine boosters show impact on Delta

Less than a month into a Covid-19 vaccine booster drive, Israel is seeing signs of an impact on the country's high infection and severe illness rates fuelled by the fast-spreading Delta variant, officials and scientists say.

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COVID-19: N.B. long-term care home owner calls for seniors to get third vaccine

3rd dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine lowers infection risk, Israel study finds Lynn Grass is a registered nurse who also owns two private long-term care homes in Riverview, called Grass Home.

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3rd dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine lowers infection risk, Israel study finds

COVID-19 vaccine has significantly improved protection from infection and serious illness among people aged 60 and older in Israel compared with those who received two shots, findings published by the Health Ministry showed on Sunday.The data were presented at a meeting of a ministry panel of vaccination experts on Thursday and uploaded to its website on Sunday, though the full details of the study were not released.The findings were on par with separate statistics reported last week by Israel’s Maccabi healthcare provider, one of several organizations administering booster shots to try to curb the Delta coronavirus variant. Ontario giving 3rd COVID-19 vaccine dose to high-risk people.

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Israel launches Covid antibody tests for children as young as 3

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Third doses for fourth wave: Israel’s strategy to combat surge in COVID-19 cases

Israel is battling a fourth pandemic wave, and rolling out third vaccine doses to curb rising COVID-19 cases.

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Israel health officials say most breakthrough COVID-19 cases among older, sicker patients

In Israel’s COVID-19 wards, around half of the country’s 600 patients presently hospitalized with severe illness have received two doses of the Pfizer Inc shot — a rare occurrence out of 5.4 million fully vaccinated people.

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Israel finds most breakthrough COVID-19 cases among older, sicker vaccinated patients

COVID-19 wards, doctors are learning which vaccinated patients are most vulnerable to severe illness, amid growing concerns about instances in which the shots provide less protection against the worst forms of the disease.Around half of the country’s 600 patients presently hospitalized with severe illness have received two doses of the Pfizer Inc shot, a rare occurrence out of 5.4 million fully vaccinated people.The majority of these patients received two vaccine doses at least five months ago, are over the age of 60 and also have chronic illnesses known to exacerbate a coronavirus infection.

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COVID-19: Quebec minister slams anti-vaccine passport protesters donning yellow star

The protest was condemned by the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs and by the Montreal Holocaust Museum.CIJA vice-president Eta Yudin said comparing the yellow star with the COVID-19 vaccine passport is deeply offensive to those who were forced to wear the star in Europe during the Second World War era.“Education is part of the solution,” Charette said. “I’m not sure they clearly know the importance of the symbol.

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COVID-19 vaccine booster shots likely to be recommended at 8 months

WASHINGTON - U.S. health experts are expected to recommend COVID-19 booster shots for all Americans eight months after they get their second dose of the vaccine, to ensure longer-lasting protection as the delta variant spreads across the country.Federal health officials have been looking at whether extra shots for the vaccinated would be needed as early as this fall, reviewing case numbers in the U.S.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0