Ursula von der Leyen echoes suggestion of Israel's coronavirus czar, saying European bloc will not be able to make it out of pandemic if a third of population remains unvaccinated

While stressing it's his personal opinion, Zarka says nation should weigh legislation compelling citizens to get virus shots, as some European nations are mulling

Arrivals must also quarantine for 10 days even if fully vaccinated, nation says, as world scrambles to respond to new concerning variant

Ministry official says crowd limits may be needed if transmission rate continues to climb; 30,000 young kids booked for vaccine appointments out of 1 million

Prime minister tells first coronavirus cabinet meeting in months that large gatherings may be banned if morbidity rises, floats antigen testing in school

Coronavirus inoculation campaign kicks off with 2.5% of age group signed up; health officials warn of rising cases among kids

Though campaign doesn’t officially kick off until Tuesday, health providers are already rolling out COVID shots for kids

Sharon Alroy-Preis had slammed a documentary criticizing government virus measures; plaintiff says he and 3 others retract case after judges recommend against proceeding further

Ministry director points finger at anti-vaccination activists; virus czar pans wider public's attitude toward officials fighting outbreak

Meir Preis, husband of Health Ministry COVID expert Sharon Alroy-Preis, tweets: 'Act now, before it's too late!'; Bennett pans 'anti-vaxxers' behind intimidation