COVID

Rabbis hold key to safety in Israel's haredi society - opinion

In haredi society, religious authority matters more than warnings when it comes to missile safety.

An Israeli emergency worker wipes the tears off a child's face at an impact site, after Iran launched missiles towards Israel, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Bnei Brak, Israel April 1, 2026.
Singer Maya Bouskilla and Mor Krigel, the young boy who wrote the UAV song - which became viral amongst Israeli children.

Editor's Notes: This Passover, Israeli children deserve a future that's more than sirens

Signs advertising flu vaccinations are displayed in a pharmacy window, as hospitalisations rise, with Britain and other European countries grappling with a severe flu season and health authorities warning of increasing cases driven by a mutated strain of the virus, in London, Britain, December 2025.

Is your COVID shot effective against the new variant? Here’s what to know

Participants on a Birthright Israel program.

Birthright travelers look different after October 7, but the effect remains the same, study shows


Boy's eye color changes to blue after corona treatment

Six-month-old Japanese boy experiences rare side effect of corona treatment, with eyes turning blue.


US FDA authorizes updated COVID booster vaccines

The FDA authorization comes after a late summer rise in cases, at a time the new EG.5 subvariant of Omicron — nicknamed "Eris" — has begun to rapidly spread in the United States

 A nurse prepares a booster dose of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against coronavirus (COVID-19).

Israel's shekel at weakest against US dollar since COVID pandemic - report

A report by City Index found that Israel's currency saw the biggest drop in strength against the US dollar since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020.

 US and Israeli currency (1 dollar bills and 1 shekel coins respectively) are seen in this illustrative photo of money.

Birds living at UCLA were less afraid of humans after lockdown - study

Research from Israel's Ben-Gurion University of the Negev looked into how the birds at the UCLA campus have changed following the COVID-19 lockdown.

 A dark-eyed junco bird.

Israeli politics is sick with COVID-era short-term thinking - opinion

The treatment of COVID-19 forced us into making immediate calls, creating unprecedented changes that broke conventions and created new precedents. These are the consequences.

 DIRECTLY AFTER the pandemic, Israelis returned to the street even more strongly, all the way down to the blocked Ayalon highway, says the writer.

Think you might have COVID? Ask your dog - study

Dogs were found to be faster, more precise, and less expensive when it comes to testing COVID-19 and could have other medical applications too.

 Evie the dog (Z"L) is seen enjoying sometime outside at her home in New Haven, Connecticut, in the summer of 2018.

New COVID variant 'Eris' infects Israelis

The strain was found in 36 countries. Eighteen Israelis have been infected so far.

 Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2

Social anxiety: Impact of forced lockdowns and isolation

For people with preexisting social anxiety conditions, the return to social life post-COVID is more complicated.

 People adapted to the imposed decrease in social interaction

NASA employee used COVID relief funds to grow weed, pay off debt

A NASA employee received a total of $151,900 in COVID-related relief loans before using the money to begin cultivating marijuana and pay off his real estate loans.

 An employee checks cannabis plants at a medical marijuana plantation in northern Israel on March 21, 2017.

North Korea to welcome China and Russia with military display

Analysts say the spectacle will likely include the North's nuclear-tipped missiles banned by the United Nations Security Council, where Russia and China are permanent members.

 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches as missiles are displayed during a military parade to mark the 75th founding anniversary of North Korea's army, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea February 8, 2023, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).