Anti-vaccination crisis

Parents notified of exposure risk after Ichilov neonatal ward guard tests positive for measles

The Health Ministry has been working with the hospital to identify and contact any affected families to provide preventive care and check their immunization status.

Ichilov hospital and Sourasky Medical Centre in Tel Aviv.
Cases of the measles rise in Israel.

Unvaccinated child dies of complications from measles disease, 15th death since outbreak started

Evidence found in the home of man accused of selling fake measles preventative and cure.

Police arrest man accused of impersonating healthcare professional, selling false measles cure

Highly contagious disease. Child with measles.

While scientists race to study spread of measles in US, Kennedy unravels hard-won gains


Pandemic behind 'largest backslide in childhood vaccination in a generation' - UN

There have already been reports of rising cases of vaccine-preventable diseases in recent months, including a 400% rise in measles cases in Africa in 2022. 

A nurse fills a syringe with a vaccine before administering an injection at a kids clinic in Kiev, Ukraine August 14, 2019

Feiglin: Those under 30 need to avoid COVID-19 vaccine 'like fire'

The former MK called vaccinating little kids a "heinous act" • The Health Ministry: "Nonsense said by someone with no understanding or knowledge on the topic"

 Moshe Feiglin attends a Health Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on November 16, 2021.

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

US-Canada bridge reopens after police clear protesters

The blockade, which lasted six days, had choked the supply chain for Detroit's carmakers, carrying about $360 million a day.

 A police officer reacts on the road leading to the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Detroit and Windsor, after police cleared demonstrators, during a protest against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada February 13, 2022.

Dortmund is latest German city to ban yellow stars at COVID protests

Dortmund police announced that wearing of the yellow Star of David printed with the word “unvaccinated” is banned at protests effective immediately.

 A participant in a demonstration against Coronavirus restrictions stands with a yellow star with the inscription "not vaccinated" in Berlin, March 13, 2021.

Canada court silences protesters' horns, police seize fuel

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who appeared on Monday for the first time in nearly a week after being infected by COVID, said the protest "has to stop".

 A person attaches a flag to a truck as truckers and their supporters continue to protest coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 7, 2022.

Swastikas displayed at Canadian ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests against vaccination mandates

Thousands of people protested against the government's vaccination mandates, comparing them to fascism. Swastikas also appeared.

A Nazi armband with a swastika displayed in the Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Ohio Congressman posts Nazi health card in attack on DC vaccine mandate

Warren Davidson (OH) was the latest Republican to liken vaccine mandates and public health measures to Nazi-era regulations – a practice condemned by Jewish and Holocaust remembrance groups.

 Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, a Republican from Ohio, listens at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on oversight of the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve coronavirus pandemic response on Capitol Hill on in Washington, DC, Sept. 30, 2021.

COVID-19: In-school vaccine program ends after 3 weeks, 56,000 shots

School nurses, who usually innoculate children with commonly-distributed vaccines such as the measles vaccine, were directed to delay those vaccination schedules in favor of COVID-19 shots.

 Children receive their dose of Covid-19 vaccine, at a Clallit vaccine center in Jerusalem on December 21, 2021.

Anti-vax French lawmaker dies after contracting COVID-19

Anti-vaccine protesters rallied in cities across France on Saturday, denouncing President Emmanuel Macron's intent to "piss off" people refusing COVID-19 shots.

 A protestor kicks a tear gas canister during a demonstration to protest against a bill that would transform France's current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) health pass into a "vaccine pass", in Nantes, France, January 8, 2022.