A very personal thank you -- to the whole chain of wise, wonderful people abroad and here who, inside a year, managed to find a counter to COVID and have now started to deliver it

Hospital says deceased, who collapsed at home, had a long history of health ailments

Health minister says vaccinations to begin in old-age homes; 270,000 said to book appointments for shots as call centers continue to be swamped

Unlike US, Israel has no strong anti-vax movement, so the right campaign will go far in winning hearts and minds, says Prof Golan Shahar, an expert on vaccinations and human psyche

UN-backed initiative Covax is set to provide 20% of Palestinians' inoculations for free, but the timeline is uncertain -- and the rest of the needed shots are up in the air

Some 100,000 doses said set to arrive at Ben Gurion Airport, alongside company representatives, as pilot for transit and storage of larger amounts

Manama follows decision made by UK, but doesn't say how many doses it has purchased, nor when shots will begin to be divvied out

The World Health Organization says no evidence supports using BCG to fight pandemic. Some Israeli biologists beg to differ — after studying stats for 63% of world’s population

British health officials say vaccination program amid coronavirus pandemic is 'biggest in history,' amid fears seasonal illness will compound damage caused by COVID-19

Officials worried about simultaneous wave of coronavirus and influenza infections in winter; increased uptake expected for flu jabs, but health funds say there's not enough supply