Tag: Israel
Israeli hospitals warned to brace for increased coronavirus infections in children
Five Israeli children hospitalized, one in serious condition, as experts warn that reopening schools will cause spike in COVID infection among kids too young to be vaccinated
Israeli hospitals are being asked to prepare for an increase in coronavirus infection among children as Israel exits lockdown and schools reopen. More...
Israel: “There is a very disturbing increase in serious cases of COVID-19 among young people”
There is a very disturbing increase in serious cases of COVID-19 among young people, according to a report released Sunday [14th February 2021] by the Coronavirus Knowledge and Information Center. More...
Israel: Coronavirus patients on ECMO machines reach record 52
The Sheba Medical Center said “the new mutations cause much more serious illness and affect younger people,” adding that most of those connected to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machines are in their forties and fifties, compared to the previous waves when most were in their sixties. More...
More young children are being infected with coronavirus in Israel and Italy, emerging data suggest
Paediatricians in Israel, which has surged ahead in vaccinating its adult population, reported a sharp rise in Covid-19 infections among young people, with more than 50,000 children and teens testing positive in January—more than Israel saw in any month during the first and second waves. More...
Single Pfizer vaccine shot 90 per cent effective after 21 days
A single dose of the Pfizer vaccine provides “very high” protection from Covid-19 after 21 days – without a ‘top up’ dose in the recommended time frame, according to a new study from the University of East Anglia. More...
Israel: several fully vaccinated elderly tested positive for COVID-19
“tests at nursing homes, where all residents have received both doses of the vaccine and are considered to be fully protected, indicated several people as positive for coronavirus.” More...
New Israeli drug cured 29 of 30 moderate to serious COVID-19 cases in days
A new coronavirus treatment being developed at Tel Aviv’s Ichilov Medical Center has successfully completed phase 1 trials and appears to have helped numerous moderate-to-serious cases of COVID-19 quickly recover from the disease, the hospital said Friday. More...
Israel: Young children are particularly susceptible to the new coronavirus variant
Israel has said it is confident that vaccines are effective against the UK strain of coronavirus, but dampened hopes of a swift reopening of schools as it warned that young children were particularly susceptible to the new variant. More...
Israel’s coronavirus czar says first dose less effective than Pfizer indicated
Israel’s coronavirus czar Nachman Ash has reportedly said the first dose of Pfizer’s vaccine provides less protection against COVID-19 than the US pharmaceutical firm had initially indicated it would, and cautioned that it may not protect against new strains of the virus.