PM Bennett instructs Health Ministry to promote medical studies into long-term efficacy of Pfizer vaccine to provide decision-makers with 'vital information' on booster shots

But Ran Balicer, chair of Israel's national expert panel on COVID-19, stresses it is 'too early to precisely assess vaccine effectiveness against the variant'

Figures reportedly indicate vaccine less effective against contagion from variant, but hospitalizations remain low; officials said weighing use of Moderna for 2nd dose for over 18s

Ministers to reportedly mull caps on gatherings, reintroducing 'Green Pass' in limited format, forcing parents of infected kids to enter quarantine

PM also discusses possible swap with other nations of immunizations on brink of expiration date; Health Ministry to recommend third booster shot for immunocompromised

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Islamic Republic orders closures of nonessential businesses in 275 cities, including Tehran, and introduces travel ban between towns with high infection rates

PM warns Green Pass system barring unvaccinated from some public spaces could be reintroduced; active cases have multiplied by 10 since June 18, alongside almost no new deaths

Hebrew University report urges government to adopt immediate new measures to curb outbreak, estimates vaccines 60%-80% effective in preventing contagion for Delta variant

75 pupils contract COVID-19 from a vaccinated person at school party in Tel Aviv; former Health Ministry deputy director calls to bring back 'Green Pass' system