Posts Tagged: Omicron variant
Streets Deserted in China’s Cities as New COVID Surge Looms
Streets in major Chinese cities were eerily quiet on Sunday as people stayed home to protect themselves from a surge in COVID-19 cases that has...
Fourth Pfizer Vaccine Shot Not Enough to Stop Omicron Infection, Israeli Study Suggests
A fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine increases the number of neutralizing antibodies, but the boost is probably not enough to provide protection against infection...
Israeli Military Cancels Reservist Drills as Omicron Infections Reach Record Levels
The Israeli military has canceled all drills for reservists until the end of the month as the outbreak of the Omicron variant pushed COVID-19 infection...
Israeli Heart Transplant Surgeon Is First to Get Fourth Vaccine Shot in World-Leading Trial
An Israeli heart transplant surgeon on Monday became the first to be jabbed with a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, in an unprecedented clinical...
Booster Vaccine Shot Provides ‘Significant’ Protection Against Omicron COVID-19 Variant: Israeli Study
Israeli researchers have seen the third booster vaccine shot provide "significant" protection against infection and severe illness from the Omicron coronavirus variant, in a new...
Emirates Postpones Start of Tel Aviv Flights
Dubai airline Emirates has postponed the Dec. 6 launch of flights to Tel Aviv until further notice, a company spokesperson said on Sunday, after Israel...
Israel to Ban Entry of Foreigners From All Countries Over Omicron
Israel on Saturday said it would ban the entry of all foreigners into the country, making it the first country to shut its borders completely...
