Health Ministry announces 950,000 of population of 9.3 million have been given first dose of inoculation, after some 153,000 get their shots Thursday

PM visits town of Tira amid reports of low vaccination rates in community, urges all to get inoculated 'to put our lives back on track'

Health officials and public health experts call the reluctance of some Arab Israelis to take shot 'worrisome,' but say other factors are also playing a role in low turnout

Checkpoints set up on highways, amid anticipation that Israelis will host gatherings in violation of lockdown rules despite high infection rates

Some major cities cancel or scale-back revelries due to pandemic, while others push on with celebrations as if it were any other year

Jewish state is beating its inoculation goals, while Centers for Disease Control fails to get anywhere close to 20 million target of Trump administration

Leading in COVID-19 inoculation, the country's small size, high efficiency, and a healthy dose of chutzpah has it on its way to herd immunity; just don't believe every bit of hype

Minister says there's currently 'no lockdown' in Israel, as ministry's director warns of more than 1,000 serious patients, hospitals being overwhelmed if no limits on schools, work

Health Ministry says it cannot confirm TV report that the scheduled delivery of the shots, a type not yet being used in Israel, has been moved up from March

Statistics show increase of 151,000 people since last year; 176,000 babies born, 20,000 people immigrate, 50,000 people die; 1 in 15 deaths were from COVID-19