Those who receive booster dose continue to be better protected against serious COVID symptoms; ministry reports a 67% rise is cases from previous week

Officials say 56-day flareup was continent's 'shortest upsurge yet' in pandemic, as cases fall by 20 percent

Did the travel ban help? Why aren’t vaccines working the same as with previous variants? Why don’t antibody counts tell us if we’re protected? Immunologist Dr. Yariv Wine answers

Defense minister, vaccinated 4 times, says he is feeling 'good,' urges all to get the shots, will continue to work from home; opposition MK Meir Porush also catches virus

Over 3 million cases recorded between January 13 and 19, a 17% increase over the previous week's record numbers, as fast-spreading Omicron blankets whole countries

Madrid says governments should start tackling disease as any other endemic respiratory virus, but WHO warns such an attitude is premature

But authors of paper warn against depending on infection, given the higher risks of hospitalization, long-term impacts and death

Health Minister Wolfgang Mueckstein says 'law is urgently needed right now' amid surging Omicron wave; 72% of population fully vaccinated

Starting next Thursday, students to take antigen tests twice a week at home and present negative results when going to school; PM says 'millions' of home tests to be handed out

Hana Horka, vocalist for folk band, chose to get infected from vaccinated relatives in order to gain access to sauna and theater, says her son