Anti-vaxxer

Trump order reduces US vaccine schedule, seeks to split MMR shot, cites autism diagnoses

The order advances a goal of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist who has promoted a link between vaccines and autism that scientists have repeatedly debunked.

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A vial of MMR vaccine is prepared at Doctor Gary M. Kramer, MD, PA's Pediatric office on September 12, 2025, in Coral Gables, Florida
Vials with a sticker reading, "COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only" and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed Pfizer logo in this illustration taken October 31, 2020

US CDC will not publish report showing COVID vaccine effectiveness

"Scientific reports are routinely reviewed at multiple levels to ensure they meet the highest standards before publication," said HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon.

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Doctors treating a baby incubated suffering from a measles infection; illustrative

Measles outbreak: 11 children hospitalized, three in serious condition

Senior health officials also warn of a potential mass infection at the upcoming Lag Ba'omer Mount Meron pilgrimage, as vaccination rates in certain haredi communities remain very low.

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IN NOVEMBER 2021, Israel moved to vaccinate children over age five (Illustrative).

Is COVID over? A requiem for the coronavirus pandemic

For many people, the arbitrary nature of the pandemic, with tough rules one day about things like masks, and then rules discarded the next, has left an imprint.

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COVID jabs are coming but have your kids received all vaccines they need?

In the past decades, vaccines have virtually eliminated dangerous diseases thanks to mass inoculation - is that the case today?

NOVEMBER 18, 2021ByROSSELLA TERCATIN
A YOUNG GIRL receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Louisville, Kentucky, earlier this week. Will we be seeing similar scenes in Israel soon?

Craig Newmark: 'Disinformation' responsible for COVID-19 deaths in US

One of the main culprits in the disinformation campaign, Newmark believes, is Russia, which is working through agents in various countries.

NOVEMBER 18, 2021ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Craig Newmark with wife Eileen at the Bob Woodruff Foundation's Stand Up For Heroes event, 2018

Ukraine says it thwarted plan by anti-vaxxers to destabilize country

Ukrainian authorities claimed they thwarted a Russian-backed attempt by anti-vaxxers to destabilize the country.

NOVEMBER 18, 2021ByTZVI JOFFRE
People attend a rally against the compulsory vaccination for some state employees and to demand the lifting of restrictions imposed by the authorities to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kyiv, Ukraine November 3, 2021. The placard reads: "Vaccination kills."

COVID-19 lockdown for the unvaccinated begins in Austria

Around two million people in the country of roughly nine million are now only allowed to leave their homes for a limited number of reasons like traveling to work or shopping for essentials.

NOVEMBER 15, 2021ByREUTERS
People sit in a public garden amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, as Austria's government imposes a lockdown on people who are not fully vaccinated, in Vienna, Austria November 14, 2021.

Australia COVID anti-vaxx protesters compare state gov't to Nazis

The Age newspaper showed a protester carrying a poster depicting Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews with a Hitler mustache and the hashtag #DictatorDan.

NOVEMBER 13, 2021ByREUTERS
An Australian flag is seen hung in a tree burnt by bushfire on the property of farmer Jeff McCole in Buchan, Victoria, Australia

Anti-vaccine protests in Germany are using Holocaust symbolism

At least one of the participants is said to have worn a Star of David on his jacket with the word "unvaccinated“ on it. Another displayed the words “2021 is the new 1933” on his T-shirt.

NOVEMBER 10, 2021ByMARVIN ZIEGELE/SPECIAL TO THE JERUSALEM POST
A man wears an anti-vaccine button as people and teachers protest against New York City mandated vaccines

Public distrust on COVID-19 not fixed by Israel’s kid vaccination debate - analysis

While at the beginning of the crisis, Israeli health officials and the public paid attention to the science. Two years later, the country has shifted to a culture of post-truth.

NOVEMBER 7, 2021ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
A WOMAN receives a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Tel Aviv in August

Threats from anti-vaxxers need to stop - editorial

Members of the health systems in Israel have been receiving severe threats from anti-vaxxers.

NOVEMBER 1, 2021ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Anti-vaccine protestors hold placards during a march against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccinations on the Sea Point promenade in Cape Town, South Africa

Israel Health Ministry sets up 24/7 threats hotline for doctors

The Health Ministry announced that Head of Public Health Services Dr. Sharon Alroy-Preis had been assigned a bodyguard, following serious threats on her life by anti-vaxxers.

OCTOBER 31, 2021ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
Head of Public Health Services Dr. Sharon Alroy-Preis receives her flu vaccine on October 17, 2021

Police investigates anti-vaxxers’ threats against senior health official

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett expresses solidarity with head of Public Health Services Dr. Sharon Alroy-Preis.

OCTOBER 28, 2021ByROSSELLA TERCATIN
Israel's head of public health Dr. Sharon Alroy-Preis is seen speaking at the Jerusalem Post annual conference at the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem, on October 12, 2021.