Recommendation comes on heels of study indicating one dose could be 75 percent effective

Officials hail 'dramatically' effective Pfizer shots; two weeks after second dose, vaccine also 99.2% protective against serious illness, reduces chance of hospitalization by 98.9%

Netanyahu says no Israeli vaccines part of deal to free woman from Syria after foreign report says 'secret clause' has Israel funding purchase of Sputnik V doses for Assad regime

Israel is far ahead of any other country worldwide with nearly half its population of 9 million having received at least one dose

Asharq Al-Awsat report says 'secret clause' has Israel funding purchase of unknown number of Sputnik V doses for Assad regime as part of deal to return Israeli woman

Clashing claims come after covert meeting of health officials in Ramallah to discuss cooperation on pandemic

The questioning, described as gentle, is expected to last all weekend; woman said to have 'personal problems'; TV: Russian demand is behind the censorship of major aspect of deal

Top company scientist says original shot highly likely to still protect; Israeli study says it may be less effective against mutation but still protect against serious disease

Full details of arrangement barred from publication by military censor; MK Tibi responds to deal: Does a Jewish person need to cross into Gaza so Palestinians can get a vaccine?

In best figures since early January, just 6.2% of tests positive, 858 serious cases; one hospital says 9 of 10 new cases to arrive were unvaccinated