Coronavirus Vaccine

Trump's attorney general drops fraud case tied to COVID vaccinations

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who for decades has sown doubt about the safety of vaccines contrary to evidence and research by scientists.

US Attorney-General Pam Bondi arrives to speak during the visit of US President Donald Trump to the Department of Justice to address its workers, in Washington, March 14, 2025.
 A COVID-19 TESTING center in France in 2022.

Israeli breakthrough: Freeze-dried COVID vaccine needs no refrigeration

 A woman is seen preparing a dose of the COVID vaccine.

Israel kicks off new COVID vaccine campaign targeting JN1 variant: What you need to know

US President Joe Biden participates in a bilateral meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the 78th U.N. General Assembly in New York City, US, September 20, 2023.

Biden tests positive for COVID-19


Vaccines may have prevented 234,000 COVID-19 deaths in the US

An analysis of COVID-19 death data in the US showed that a quarter of overall deaths among adults could have been prevented with vaccines.

 The COVID-19 vaccine (illustrative).

Fourth coronavirus vaccine dose lowers mortality risk fourfold - study

Patients who received the fourth dose were 76% less likely to die compared to those who received just the third dose.

  Israelis receiving their fourth coronavirus vaccine, January 3, 2022.

Handling of COVID-19 in Africa was a failure - opinion

The effort to get much-needed vaccines to the African continent on time was a massive failure.

 FANS pass through a disinfection cabin in Abidjan as they arrive to watch the Africa Cup of Nations soccer match between Equatorial Guinea and Ivory Coast on a big screen in January.

Generic drugmakers sign on to make cheap version of Pfizer COVID-19 pill

Pfizer struck a deal last year with the group to allow generic drugmakers to make the pills for 95 low- and middle-income countries.

 Paxlovid, Pfizer's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pill, is seen manufactured in Ascoli, Italy

COVID-19 vaccine doesn't affect IVF success rates - Israeli study

Sheba Medical Center researchers ultimately found no difference in the rate of pregnancy between the vaccinated and unvaccinated test groups.

 Baby on physio ball

For the first time: COVAX vaccine supply outstrips demand

In January, COVAX, the global vaccine program run by Gavi and the World Health Organization (WHO), had 436 million vaccines to allocate, but low-income nations only asked for 100 million.

Indian Health Minister Harsh Vardhan holds a dose of Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine called COVAXIN, during a vaccination campaign at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) hospital in New Delhi, India, January 16, 2021.

COVID-19: All tourists allowed into Israel from March 1

As the fifth wave continues to fade, tourists will be allowed into the country regardless of their vaccination status starting next month.

 RETURNING ISRAELIS at Ben-Gurion Airport this week. Why were foreign travelers banned?

Experimental BioVaxys COVID-19 vaccine may eliminate risk of myocarditis

The company added that previous studies on mice indicated the vaccine effectively provokes an immune response and was safe.

 At a free drive-through coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine clinic run by the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe in Sequim

COVID-19: First trial outside US for Omicron vaccines kicks off

The study will evaluate the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of a higher dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as well as the experimental Omicron vaccine.

Main entrance to the Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer

Short AstraZeneca shelf life complicates COVID vaccine rollout to world's poorest

Some countries, particularly in Africa, are now struggling to administer the big shipments of AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccines with shorter shelf lives.

 A healthcare professional prepares a dose of AstraZeneca (COVID-19) vaccine at the Narok County Referral Hospital, in Narok, Kenya, December 1, 2021. Picture taken December 1, 2021.