COVID

Boston-area Jewish day school to close after 25 years, saying its model is ‘no longer sustainable’

Located in Framingham, Massachusetts, MetroWest Jewish Day opened in 2003 and enrolls students in pre-K through eighth grade.

An empty classroom
Photo from Murder at the Dead Sea

What to watch in Israel: War is over with ‘Murder at the Dead Sea’

JPost sits down with Professor Michael Edelstein.

Professor Michael Edelstein: Measles outbreak and the trust gap in vaccines

The fate of Israeli tourism.

The fate of the Israeli tourism industry


China created COVID-19 as a 'bioweapon,' Wuhan researcher claims

Chao Shao asserts that the virus was deliberately engineered by China as a "bioweapon," and that his colleagues were tasked with identifying the most effective strain for spreading.

 Security personnel keep watch outside the Wuhan Institute of Virology during the visit by the World Health Organization (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 3, 2021.

Wild animals were able to travel more during lockdown - study

A total of 2,300 wild animals were tracked, from 43 different species. These species included elephants, giraffes, bears, deer and cougars.

 Close up of a golden jackal in the Golan Heights.

US FDA panel weighs makeup of next COVID vaccine

The next-generation shots should select a single XBB-related target, the FDA's staff reviewers suggested.

 Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine are pictured in a General practitioners practice in Berlin, Germany, April 10, 2021.

Scientists advance in search for new COVID strain's patient zero

Patient Zero is likely experiencing symptoms that could be confused with IBD or chronic diarrhea.

 SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus behind COVID-19 (Illustrative).

Are eating disorders Israel's post-COVID pandemic?

Eating disorders are the most deadly of any psychiatric disorder and up to 20% of all eating disorder cases result in death, according to the Center for Discovery.

 Eating disorders (Illustrative).

Health Ministry calls Elon Musk out for sharing 'fake news' on COVID

Musk replied to a tweet that claimed Israeli data showed “zero young healthy individuals died of COVID-19.” The billionaire businessman wrote “Zero …”

 “Freedom of Speech, Not Freedom of Reach.” Twitter Owner Elon Musk

German court acquits COVID denier who compared Israel to Nazi Germany

In a 2021 campaign video for the fringe political party die Basis (The Basis), Sucharit Bhakdi had said that the Jews had learned evil under Hitler and are utilizing it in Israel to spread more evil.

 The German national flag flies in front of Reichstag building in Berlin

A post-COVID world means changes for the Israeli work day - survey

A recent Israel Democracy Institute study finds that 61% of working people in Israel are satisfied with their work-life balance 

 Work from home (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.

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

Post-COVID pandemic traveling fear and what to do about it

Most people gradually overcame their worries about venturing out to the world again, but some are still so traumatized by COVID.

 MANY PEOPLE are avoiding crowds: Jerusalem’s Navon train station.