White House press secretary says it is a 'false choice' to demand wealthy nations halt third doses in order to supply poor countries

Organization bemoans rich nations that used 'most of the global supply' of shots now 'using even more of it'

As Israel becomes 1st country to widely administer 3rd shot, PM says goal is to vaccinate everyone eligible by month's end; tells health care providers to work 'five times' as fast

TV polls indicate that more than 70 percent of those eligible intend to receive the booster shot

Introduction of booster shots for people aged 60+ seen as safe, but one senior doctor says it's ‘not clear enough what the real benefit is'

While health officials were worried about myocarditis among 12- to 15-year-olds, data from 200,000 monitored shows just three such cases

Gov't-appointed board gives approval to boosters after seeing data revealing drop in vaccine effectiveness over time among those above 60; Health Ministry chief's approval needed

Hebrew University study says increase in serious patients similar to last year, urges new restrictions; finds vaccine effectiveness in preventing serious illness down to 80%

Health Ministry data has shown that those who were first to receive the Pfizer COVID vaccine are more likely now to be infected, apparently due to diminishing effectiveness

New guidelines recommend that patients with solid tumors not receive a third dose, while those with blood cancers and disorders should do so