Number of quarantined medical workers doubles in a week, reaches highest level in 2 months; taskforce says restrictions will likely be reimposed by end of month

Plan sparked criticism with US president and aides consistently flouting COVID-19 guidelines amid limited supplies of shot; says he will get inoculation at 'the appropriate time'

Trucks leave Pfizer's Michigan factories, with first 3 million vaccines bound for health care workers, nursing homes

Nachman Ash says he believes many currently restricted activities can resume in March-April; Netanyahu suggests start of vaccination drive could be moved up from December 27

Health Ministry chief hopeful 1st shot of Pfizer's vaccine will be given next week; daily average of new infections rises over past week, with ultra-Orthodox community seeing surge

3 million doses will initially be shipped out for health care workers and nursing home residents as America's massive inoculation campaign kicks off

Report says HMOs tell Health Ministry they can begin immunizing Israelis on December 20; ministry head signals Pfizer's vaccine will receive Israeli approval in coming days

Announcement comes as Palestinian Authority records 33 deaths from coronavirus in past 24 hours, the highest number since start of pandemic

Nachman Ash says immunization 'is our chance to get out of this pandemic,' hopes a 'significant mass' of doses from Pfizer will arrive this month

Following emergency US approval of Pfizer inoculation, researchers face an ethical dilemma over when to inform trial participants if they have been vaccinated and give them shot