'The public can be assured that this vaccine was approved in keeping with the FDA’s rigorous scientific standards,' says senior regulator

List detailed by former officials to POLITICO appears to show US had plans to distribute life-saving shots based on political preferences

'Alternative' non-mRNA coronavirus shot still subject to regulatory approval; shipment to arrive in coming months, with option to expand by another 5 million shots

Effectiveness against hospitalization also around 90%, dropping slightly 10 weeks after receipt of third vaccine dose

Health Ministry DG gives go-ahead for extra doses, which will also be available to carers of those at-risk due to medical conditions and others with high risk of exposure to virus

UAE-funded shipment of Russia's Sputnik V is largest single batch of vaccines to arrive in Palestinian coastal enclave; cargo arrives via border crossing with Egypt

Health reporter Nathan Jeffay brings a flurry of pandemic news; Tech Israel editor Ricky Ben-David explains how the Abraham Accords are opening up new med-tech markets

Expert says app, which played a key role in violent protest against pandemic policies, has also become a 'new avenue' for spreading racist, antisemitic content

CEO Albert Bourla has said pharmaceutical giant could be ready to file for regulatory approval of tweaked dose by March

Advisory panel recommends second booster when five months have passed since third shot or recovery; move pending approval by Health Ministry chief