Health Minister warns that country could still see two more tough weeks; officials hope transmission rate will drop below next week1, potentially signaling end of outbreak

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

The healthcare providers that delivered Israel’s turbo-speed vaccination drive just over a year ago are now enabling country to face mass infection without health system meltdown

Daily cases fall to 57,563; transmission rate nears 1, potentially signaling end of outbreak; 25% of tests positive; number of COVID patients in serious condition stable at 946

Court yet to finally rule on legality of protest against ending isolation for children; Yaffa Ben-David denies pressure from health official or outcry; only 50% of kids in school

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

960,500 people tested positive in 2021, compared to 1,160,000 this month so far; PM announces immediate addition of 45 more hospital beds in intensive care wards

Education official says new quarantine rules will make schools safest places in the country, while teachers union chief says planned walkout was 'protest,' not labor action

Survey shows Republicans have less confidence in scientific community and medicine compared to Democrats, with former less likely to be vaccinated