JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A new Israeli study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine revealed that a third dose (booster) of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine reduces the risk of COVID-related death by 90 percent. The study was conducted by the Clalit Health Maintenance Organization in conjunction with the Maximizing Health Outcomes Research Lab […]

JERUSALEM (JNS) – It’s estimated that more than a billion people smoke cigarettes, despite its role in causing disease. Recent studies have shown that 70 percent of smokers are interested in quitting but are concerned that they will gain weight. For years, the exact link between weight gain and quitting smoking has been unclear. In […]

BERLIN (AP) — Austria plans to impose fines of up to 3,600 euros (around $4,000) on people who flout a coronavirus vaccine mandate it aims to introduce in February for all residents age 14 and over, the health minister said Thursday. The government announced last month that it would implement a general vaccine mandate early […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A surprise year-end decree by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ordering virtually all businesses in his city to get workers vaccinated has sowed confusion and frustration — and could set off a mad holiday dash to force vaccine holdouts to choose between jabs or jobs. Tens of thousands of […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Hundreds of worshipers protested as the Women of The Wall held prayer services Sunday which included protest shirts in violation of decisions by the court and attorney general which prohibit protests at the Western Wall. The Western Wall Heritage Foundation said that the women had persistently acted in violation of these decisions. […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a terrible road accident which occured a short time before Shabbat on road 465 in Samaria, two young children were killed and their parents badly injured. The family were travelling from the community of Bruchin westwards towards Modiin Illit when a Palestinian car crossed a double white line and the family’s […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — In response to the city’s newly announced mandate requiring employees of Yeshivas and other private schools to get vaccinated for Covid, Agudas Yisrael sent a strong letter Thursday, urging city officials to rescind their decision. Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel, Executive Vice President of the Agudah, sent the letter to Mayor Bill […]

New autism numbers released Thursday suggest more U.S. children are being diagnosed with the developmental condition and at younger ages. In an analysis of 2018 data from nearly a dozen states, researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that among 8-year-olds, 1 in 44 had been diagnosed with autism. That rate compares […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A shocking video showing Israeli Arab students and MKs dancing and celebrating with Palestinian flags in the heart of Tel Aviv has caused angry responses in Israel. The controversial clip was taken at the concert of a Palestinian artist which took place Tuesday at Tel Aviv University. Students attending the concert unfurled […]

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that people who aren’t vaccinated will be excluded from nonessential stores, cultural and recreational venues, and parliament will consider a general vaccine mandate, as part of an effort to curb coronavirus infections that again topped 70,000 newly confirmed cases in a 24-hour period. Speaking after a […]