Strain is more effective at ‘breaking through’ the Pfizer shot than others, Israeli scientists find, in first-of-its-kind study

Brazil this week becomes 2nd country after US to report a 24-hour tally of COVID-19 deaths that exceeded 4,000

Dispute between Netanyahu and Gantz delays cabinet authorization of budget to buy additional vaccines; angry company officials reportedly tell Israel, 'We're not philanthropists'

Company says no link established between its shot and reported cases; issue threatens to further hamper faltering European inoculation campaign

Culture of caginess is delaying deal for kids’ vaccines and hampering health community’s preparedness for administering them, claims Nadav Davidovitch

Annual report from international rights group accuses Jewish state of 'systematic violations,' including torture, carried out 'with impunity'

Judges back Czech regulations compelling parents to inoculate kids against childhood diseases, in ruling that could have wide implications for COVID-19 vaccine policy

UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Spain and the Netherlands among countries not recommending shot for younger people; officials insist benefits outweigh risks

Restrictions on unvaccinated participating in Memorial Day events lifted; decision on increasing number of Israelis flying in and out of country postponed

Enclave currently has 15,475 active cases, but with poor testing Hamas health officials estimate that the true number of sick could be more than five times as high