Cheered by vaccine success, Israelâs masks come off
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Jerusalem: Buoyed by its recent success in combating the coronavirus, Israel has lifted its outdoor mask mandate, while schools fully reopened for the first time since September.
The country has been taking rapid steps back to normality in the wake of its world-leading vaccination campaign and plummeting infection rates. About 56 per cent of the Israeli population has been fully vaccinated, according to a
New York Times database.
Israeli youths without face masks enjoy a sunny day at Tel Avivâs beach, Israel, on Sunday, April 18.
Israeli scientists find ‘hunger switch’ in the human brain
New study sheds light on how our brain decides when we should start and stop eating, offering hope for new anti-obesity drugs.
April 19, 2021, 8:20 am
From left, Dr. Oksana Degtjarik, Dr. Moran Shalev-Benami and Hadar Israeli. Photo courtesy of the Weizmann Institute of Science
When Hebrew University of Jerusalem medical student Hadar Israeli studied a family with multiple members suffering from severe obesity and plagued with constant hunger, she found that they all shared a common mutation affecting a specific receptor in the brain: Melanocortin Receptor 4, or MC4.
Though scientists have long known that the MC4 receptor was in some way connected to hunger and appetite, Israeli helped uncover just how instrumental it was in regulating our sensations of hunger and fullness.
Cheered by vaccine success, Israelâs masks come off
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Jerusalem: Buoyed by its recent success in combating the coronavirus, Israel has lifted its outdoor mask mandate, while schools fully reopened for the first time since September.
The country has been taking rapid steps back to normality in the wake of its world-leading vaccination campaign and plummeting infection rates. About 56 per cent of the Israeli population has been fully vaccinated, according to a
New York Times database.
Israeli youths without face masks enjoy a sunny day at Tel Avivâs beach, Israel, on Sunday, April 18.
Israel s jabs programme provides the first real-world data comparing the two interventions
19 April 2021 • 10:00pm
Israel’s vaccine rollout is one of the most successful in the world, with nearly five million people fully immunised
Credit: Amir Cohen/Reuters
Vaccinations caused a larger and earlier decline in coronavirus cases and hospitalisations in over-60s than lockdown, the first real-world study comparing the two interventions has found.
Last week, Boris Johnson said it was very, very important for the country to understand that the recent reductions in infections, admissions and deaths had not been achieved by the vaccination programme alone, arguing that lockdown had been overwhelmingly important .
Covid-Vaccinations Study Highlights How Shots Curb Spread
Bloomberg 6 hrs ago John Lauerman
(Bloomberg) Covid-19 infection and death rates in Israel the world’s most vaccinated country are falling roughly in line with the order in which various age groups gained eligibility to get their shots, according to a study showing the campaign’s impact.
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While all Israelis endured a nationwide lockdown and rules on social distancing, the age-tiered declines seen in the study suggest vaccines are playing a major role in blunting the impact of the pandemic. About 55% of Israelis are now vaccinated, giving it a unique standing among researchers as governments globally seek signs their vaccine campaigns are working.