Coronavirus Live Updates

The shipment that went into the West Bank and Gaza on Monday, is the second such shipment and brings the total of vaccines the PA has received to 383,440.

Israel is in advanced conversation with several countries in the European Union and North America to recognize vaccination certificates.

In 2006, Neturei Karta participated in a Holocaust denial convention in Tehran, and even earned the condemnation of the leader of the Satmar Hasidic sect, another anti-Zionist Orthodox group.

"The clinical experience of specialists shows that this new variant acts more aggressively in pregnant women," Parente said.

AIFA said there had been 11 cases in Italy of people developing one of two types of blood clots following their AstraZeneca shot - CVST and thrombosis involving multiple blood vessels.

"A likely scenario is that there will likely be a need for a third dose somewhere between six and 12 months [after the initial vaccination] and from there, there will be an annual revaccination."

Unrelated patients share beds, while bodies of the recently deceased lie outside the ward before being taken to the mortuary.

Cancellation is "of course" an option, he said, adding: "If the Olympics were to spread infection, then what are the Olympics for?"

While vaccinated foreign-nationals may visit their family in Israel, the government is still denying non-vaccinated parents to help their pregnant daughters.

Fauci explained that the while the S. African variant can break through the vaccines, they are still effective at preventing serious illness and death.