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3 shares A medical worker prepares a COVID-19 vaccine in Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv on December 20, 2020. (Miriam Alster/Flash90) 1. Immunity now: Israel’s vaccine drive is racing ahead a day after a new shipment of shots was flown in, putting it on the path to become the world’s first immunized nation. Channel 12 news reports that Israel will be getting 400,000-700,000 coronavirus vaccine doses from Pfizer-BioNTech each week until the adult population is immunized, as part of a deal with the company under which it gets health data from Israel’s massive medical database. Accordi...

Authorities in Israel, as well as the West Bank and Gaza, are grappling with the current increase in coronavirus cases, which has prompted directives to curb its spread but also an effort to mitigate the economic consequences of the crisis. Israel has entered a third nationwide lockdown, and has severely limited the entry of foreigners into the country as cases continue to spike. Israel also announced that anybody arriving from abroad will be required to immediately get a coronavirus test and quarantine at home for two weeks. Israel currently has 49,506 active cases; 3,392 people have died. ...

Dec. 29, 2020 Authorities in Israel, as well as the West Bank and Gaza, are grappling with the current increase in coronavirus cases, which has prompted directives to curb its spread but also an effort to mitigate the economic consequences of the crisis. Israel has entered a third nationwide lockdown, and has severely limited the entry of foreigners into the country as cases continue to spike. Israelis returning from abroad are obligated to go into quarantine for 14 days – or 10 days if they twice test negative for COVID-19. Israel currently has 40,929 active cases; 3,292 people have died. ...

(Judy Maltz) 2:04 P.M. Assisted living home staff to be vaccinated Ichilov Medical Center in Tel Aviv will inoculate the tenants and staff of assisted living facilities in Tel Aviv. This is a large campaign that will cover about 40 facilities in the city, covering about 8,000 people and a total of about 16,000 vaccines. Ichilov staff will deploy a large contingent of nursing staff to visit each facility at least four times during the campaign. ( Bar Peleg)    Controversy erupts over how coronavirus patients will vote in potential election During the reading of the Law to Dissolve the Knesse...

10:18 A.M. Most Israelis who died of COVID-19 suffered from diabetes, high blood pressure  An analysis of the Health Ministry data regarding coronavirus mortality in Israel shows that those who died of COVID-19 suffered mostly from high blood pressure, diabetes and cardiovascular problems. The data showed, the most common profile of those who died of COVID-19 was a combination of age and a chronic condition common to people aged 65 or older. The average age of those who died was 79, while the median age was 81. According to the Health Ministry data, 34 percent of those who died (1,019 people...