Anti-vaccination crisis
Police arrest man accused of impersonating healthcare professional, selling false measles cure
The arrest is part of the Health Ministry’s effort to combat misinformation and the dispensing of false medical treatments by unqualified individuals.
While scientists race to study spread of measles in US, Kennedy unravels hard-won gains
Israel faces early, severe flu season as Health Ministry urges mass vaccination
US CDC adopts Kennedy's anti-vaccine views on recast website
New Technion study identifies factors used when trusting vaccine info
The World Health Organization considers vaccine hesitancy – the reluctance or outright refusal to use vaccines despite how readily available they are – as one of the top 10 global health threats.
U.S. records no new measles cases for first week since outbreak began
The current outbreak of measles is the worst to hit the country since 1992.
El Al flight attendant dies after contracting measles on flight
Tests revealed that she had been vaccinated with only one shot against measles instead of the recommended two vaccines, media reports say.
Germany makes measles vaccine compulsory for all children
Cases of measles in the past few years have tripled in Germany, with almost 1000 cases and one child dying in 2017 alone.
76% of Israelis think vaccines are safe, global study reveals
The study by London-based research charity The Wellcome Trust interviewed more than 140,000 people in over 140 countries.
Here’s what we know about Orthodox vaccination rates
Statistics show, in one area, immunization rates are significantly below the 96 percent goal set by the state Health Department.