Netanyahu, who has often touted his personal rapport with Albert Bourla, has made Israel’s vaccination success the centerpiece of his reelection campaign

Top company scientist says original shot highly likely to still protect; Israeli study says it may be less effective against mutation but still protect against serious disease

Prof. Nadav Davidovitch says variants have made returning to normal even harder, but he offers advice, and a peek at the possible road ahead, for a nation seeking immunity now

Pfizer CEO echoes Netanyahu, UK authorities in saying strains of coronavirus likely to remain around indefinitely

Health body previously gave similar recommendation on Pfizer-BioNTech shot, a position rejected by Israel amid a spike in serious cases

US pharmaceutical company commits to World Health Organization's COVAX program as wealthy countries snap up most vaccine supplies

Hundreds of thousands of shots to arrive Sunday; medical staff, elderly Israelis begin receiving 2nd dose; virus death toll climbs, with over 300 fatalities since Jan. 1

Health Ministry's Alroy-Preis says no private information will be handed over to pharma giant, data will be used to assess when herd immunity achieved, infection curve broken

Research, which hasn't yet been peer-reviewed, indicates vaccine could also work against South African strain, but more testing needed; Israeli health official welcomes news

Report says while pharma professionals back prioritizing nation to use it as a proving ground, board members fear anger in other markets will eventually hurt sales