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. 

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Evidence found in the home of man accused of selling fake measles preventative and cure.
Highly contagious disease. Child with measles.

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

Instead of acting quickly to prevent a measles comeback, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has undermined public health officials' ability to prevent and contain outbreaks.

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Magen David Adom ambulance outside The Green-Wagner ER

Israel faces early, severe flu season as Health Ministry urges mass vaccination

At least 30 children have been hospitalized in intensive care units due to complications from the flu, including two infants.

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A sign of the CDC is seen on a podium during the meeting of the members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) advisory panel for vaccines convenes in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. June 25, 2025.

US CDC adopts Kennedy's anti-vaccine views on recast website

Scientists took issue with statements on the website that studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism, arguing that it is "exploiting a quirk of logic."

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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.

MARCH 1, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

FEBRUARY 14, 2022ByREUTERS
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.

FEBRUARY 10, 2022ByTOBY AXELROD/JTA
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".

FEBRUARY 8, 2022ByREUTERS
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.

JANUARY 30, 2022BySHIRA HANAU/JTA
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.

JANUARY 13, 2022ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
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.

JANUARY 12, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

JANUARY 8, 2022ByREUTERS
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.

‘WhatsApp Doc’ answer parents questions about vaccines

Midaat, a non-profit association committed to advancing public health in the areas of health care and preventative medicine, founded WhatsApp Doc in 2016 to provide remote medical assistance.

DECEMBER 27, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to a screen projection of Whatsapp logo in this picture illustration

Brookyln Nurses write 140-page rebuttal against anti-vax Haredim

In 2019, the United States saw 1,282 reported measles cases — the highest number since 1992.

DECEMBER 22, 2021ByBEN SALES/JTA
A sign warns people of measles symptoms in the Orthodox Jewish community in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in 2019.