Covid lockdown could wind down in May if UK follows Israel’s roadmap

Britain will only begin to emerge from lockdown at the end of May, if it follows the Israeli roadmap for defeating coronavirus. Israel has started implementing a three-stage plan to exit draconian Covid restrictions – similar to the blueprint Boris Johnson is set to lay out on February 22.  Israeli officials hope to let non-essential … Read more

Vaccine vs variant: Promising data in Israel’s race to…

Israel´s swift vaccination rollout has made it the largest real-world study of Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine. Results are trickling in, and they are promising. More than half of eligible Israelis – about 3.5 million people – have now been fully or partially vaccinated. Older and at-risk groups, the first to be inoculated, are seeing a … Read more

Britain will start getting out of Covid lockdown in late May if it follows Israel’s roadmap

Britain will only begin to emerge from lockdown at the end of May if it follows the Israeli roadmap for defeating coronavirus. Israel has started implementing a three-stage plan to exit Covid restrictions – similar to the blueprint Boris Johnson is set to lay out on February 22. Despite leading the world in the vaccine … Read more

Israel’s vaccine ‘magic’ wipes out Covid cases as second doses of Pfizer jab take hold

Israel’s vaccine ‘magic’ has started working as cases of coronavirus among vulnerable ages have dived since the second Pfizer dose was doled out. But in a blow to Britain’s strategy to leave 12 weeks between doses, the new study warns the first jab isn’t ‘very effective’ in reducing cases.  Nearly 40 percent of the population … Read more

Israel’s ‘doses for data’ vaccination drive sparks privacy concerns

Israel’s world-leading vaccination drive has come under fire over a ‘data-for-doses’ deal struck with Pfizer in which the country pledged to share medical information with the pharma giant. The Israeli health ministry has agreed to hand over data about vaccinations among different population groups to help assess how quickly herd immunity is achieved.   In return, … Read more

It’s too early to draw conclusions about Israel’s vaccine drive, insists Sir Patrick Vallance

Sir Patrick Vallance today said it was too early too draw conclusions from Israel’s vaccination drive after alarm that hospitalisations have not yet dropped. Israel is currently leading the global vaccination drive, with nearly 39 per cent of its citizens having had at least a single dose of a jab so far.   However, infection and … Read more

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu congratulates Joe Biden on victory

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu calls Joe Biden to congratulate him leaving just Russia, Mexico and Brazil’s leaders refusing to acknowledge election win President-elect Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday He follows the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, South Korea and Italy, as well as Pope Francis  Netanyahu … Read more

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu calls Joe Biden to congratulate him

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu calls Joe Biden to congratulate him leaving just Russia, Mexico and Brazil’s leaders refusing to acknowledge election win President-elect Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday He follows the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, South Korea and Italy, as well as Pope Francis  Netanyahu … Read more

Israel’s Netanyahu, Gantz say near unity deal to end…

Israeli President gives political rivals Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz 48 hours to form an emergency coalition government in latest twist after stalemate elections Benjamin Netanyahu and rival Benny Gantz were nearing a deal on Tuesday Gantz’s 28-day mandate to form a ruling coalition was due to expire at midnight President Reuven Rivlin, overseeing coalition … Read more

Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu offers to step down next year

Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu offers to step down next year in proposed unity deal with chief rival Benny Gantz Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to step down in proposed power-sharing deal The premier offers to form a three-year ’emergency’ government with rival party He said that he would remain as PM for the first year and … Read more