COVID
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship due to arrive at Rotterdam port as final destination
Crew, passengers who already left the ship, and people in contact with them have been quarantined in several countries around the world.
RFK Jr.’s health department ordered withdrawal of studies showing vaccine efficiency - report
North Korea executions more than doubled after COVID, human rights group says
Aliyah in wartime Israel: Building a new home, opening an English bookstore
Pfizer's COVID vaccine factory: Witnessing a modern miracle
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was the first shot approved by the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for Emergency Use, and Israel was the first country to mass vaccinate its population.
COVID pandemic erased gains in early autism identification
In a new report focused on early intervention, researchers compared the rates of autism identification of 4-year-olds in 2020 to what eight-year-olds had received four years earlier.
WHO, advisors urge China to release all COVID-related data after new research
The WHO and other scientists have also said they cannot rule out the possibility that the virus emerged from a high-security laboratory in Wuhan that studies dangerous pathogens.
Raccoon dogs might have caused the COVID-19 pandemic – report
The report suggests that raccoon dogs, which were being illegally sold at a wet seafood market in Huanan in China, might have been the source of the pandemic.
New discovery could help high-risk COVID19 patients- study
UVA scientists say a drug used to lower blood sugar levels shows potential in fighting severe cases of COVID-19, especially for people with obesity and diabetes
Too much Israeli COVID aid to hotels, not enough to tour guides - comptroller
The comptroller report criticizes Israel for giving NIS 60m. of emergency funds to hotels making a profit and only NIS 300 a month to tour guides during the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID, flu or RSV? How to tell the three common diseases apart
Lots of people suffer from breathing difficulties, coughs, sore throat and fevers – and these could be symptoms of all three of these viruses. So how do you know when to do a COVID test?
Can the rats of New York City carry COVID? Study says yes
The study raises concerns over a potential second zoonotic outbreak of the virus from rats to humans and stresses the need to monitor COVID in rats.
Israeli-Canadian firm sprays COVID, the flu away - opinion
You can buy enovid in Israel, Europe and parts of Southeast Asia, but not yet in North America, where NO is approved only as a prescription drug to help with blue baby syndrome,
Why China's COVID-19 'lab leak' still matters - analysis
How can people prevent a future pandemic if they don’t know basic details about how the recent one began?