Principals say they don't know if students are meant to be tested for COVID under pilot program; Education Ministry director: Vaccinations OK in schools but not during school hours

Minority lags behind Jewish counterparts, with some 51% inoculated, compared to 66% of all Israeli citizens; though only one Arab town among 26 in country designated as 'red' area

$31 million set aside for various efforts to inoculate over 1 million unvaccinated, but legal hurdles remain; health officials say 600-700 seriously ill would trigger lockdown

Unvaccinated survivors more than twice as likely to get reinfected, research indicates, dispelling belief that recovered are largely immune, particularly with new variants

'Let me be clear — we have a zero tolerance policy on this,' chief Jeff Zucker says in memo reminding staff of network's vaccine mandate

Health Ministry expert says national lockdown during the High Holidays 'is not inevitable,' can be avoided with vaccinations

PM takes to Facebook Live as part of campaign to push shots on young holdouts; defends boosters as a 'great service' to the world for collecting data, despite WHO urging moratorium

But pharma CEO warns that Delta variant of coronavirus 'is a significant new threat,' though booster candidates show efficacy against mutation

Director-General Ram Belinkov warns if closure is ordered, there won't be unemployment handouts as before; Health Ministry director says decision to come within 2-3 weeks

Macron says 3rd dose will be available from September for select groups, as his country joins others in administering additional shots