Omicron

JN.1: What is the new COVID variant in Israel? - explainer

Israel has detected a new variant of COVID-19 known as JN.1, which has already affected around 200 people in the country. What should you know about it?

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

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.

|ByREUTERS
A NURSE prepares a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as the new Omicron variant spreads, in Dutywa, in Eastern Cape province, South Africa this week.

Omicron booster vaccine reduces COVID hospitalization, death among elderly

Clalit study is the first in the world to prove new reformulated Omicron vaccine protects the elderly and immunocompromised from hospitalization and death.

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus behind COVID-19 (Illustrative).

New COVID variant XBB.1.16 under WHO observation as cases spike

The WHO called the new COVID variant "one to watch" and is monitoring the new variant, which has been dubbed Arcturus as it continues to spread.

|ByTZVI JOFFRE

COVID-19: Quarantine for infected individuals shortened to five days

Starting from Wednesday, all individuals who are fully vaccinated or recovered of all ages and had tested positive will be able to leave quarantine on the fifth day after undergoing an at-home test.

JANUARY 17, 2022ByROSSELLA TERCATIN
Magen David worker take a COVID-19 rapid antigen test from Israelis, at a Magen David Adom testing center in Jerusalem, on September 26, 2021.

Don’t punish under-fives for being too young to be vaccinated - opinion

Why are we penalizing children too young to vaccinate? Why are we penalizing parents and families who have young children?

JANUARY 16, 2022ByJENNIFER COHEN
CHILDREN AGED 5-11 receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Katzrin. Why are we penalizing children too young to receive the vaccine?

Omicron: Just another virus or a cause for concern?

Despite there not being a single Omicron patient on a respirator at Ichilov, that is not to say none exist elsewhere in the country. 

JANUARY 16, 2022BySHIRA SILKOFF
People pose with syringe with needle in front of displayed words "OMICRON SARS-COV-2" in this illustration taken, December 11, 2021

COVID-19: Bhutan reports first cases of Omicron coronavirus variant

Sonam Wangchuk, chief of the Royal Centre for Disease Control (RCDC), said all cases were samples collected from quarantine facilities where travelers from abroad stay.

JANUARY 14, 2022ByREUTERS
Bhutan's flags (illustrative).

Mr. Corona: Bennett's views on fighting COVID-19 then and now

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Naftali Bennett has been in power now for some 28 weeks, and the coronavirus, in its new Omicron incarnation, is very far from being eradicated.

JANUARY 14, 2022ByHERB KEINON
PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett holds a press conference at the Prime Minister’s office earlier this year.

US synagogues face tough COVID questions (again) as Omicron surges

For virtually everyone, the moment is laced with anxiety, freighted with ethical questions, and comes with a feeling of whiplash.

JANUARY 14, 2022ByBEN SALES/JTA
Rabbi Susan Abramson (left) and Cantorial Soloist Ben Silver of Temple Shalom Emeth in Burlington, Mass. lead a prerecorded Friday night service on Jan. 7, 2022.

Beware of the killer dolphins!

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov

JANUARY 14, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Shoshanna Keats-Jaskol

COVID-19: New Omicron sub variant discovered in Israel

The sub variant is thought to have originated in India, and has been found in Canada, Denmark, Singapore, China and Australia.

JANUARY 13, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2, also known as novel coronavirus

COVID-19: Omicron serious patients have milder symptoms - will it last?

The number of serious patients in hospitals has been the crucial parameter to assess the severity of a wave.

JANUARY 13, 2022ByROSSELLA TERCATIN
Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital team members wearing safety gear as they work in the Coronavirus ward of Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospitall in Jerusalem on December 27, 2021, as Jerusalem hospital reopens COVID ward.

Amid COVID-19, are Israelis spending more than in 2019?

October 2021 was apparently a good month for business.

JANUARY 13, 2022ByYAIR ASSAF-SHAPIRA
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