Helsinki Committee authorizing clinical trials yet to sign off on test-run of extra booster for 100 volunteers for unknown reason, even as Health Ministry okays shot for elderly

Government adviser suggests boosters won’t be given to all with weakened immune systems, but would follow data on who is and isn’t retaining protection from the 3rd shot

This data is ‘very worrisome,' says study head, but those who received a third dose of the vaccine have cause for ‘optimism'

Health Ministry looking into another 30 suspected cases of new coronavirus variant, including 19 people with no known exposure to carriers or recent travel abroad

Number of Israeli cases expected to rise once genetic results finalized, but Sheba doctor already in spotlight for suspected early UK infection, not getting almost anyone else sick

Ministry statement comes after reports that 4 Israelis have caught new strain, makes no mention of doctors who say they contracted it; 34 more suspected cases being probed

Both cases are of medical staff at Sheba hospital, with 1 of them recently returning from London conference; 34 Israelis also suspected to have been infected with new variant

Geriatricians watched with dismay as pandemic blues stopped many patients from eating — and decided to reach for the ice cream machine and serve nutritional supplements as treats

Every day, over 21,000 cars come through the gates of Israel’s Sheba Tel Hashomer Medical Center, one of the largest medical centers in the world.

Medical centers take some systems offline to reduce vulnerability; Shaare Zedek IT chief warns 'nightmare' scenario 'not necessarily over yet'