Vaccine
US CDC vaccine advisory panel sets March meeting after delay
The committee, which makes recommendations on who should receive which vaccines, has historically guided US health insurance coverage and state policies on school-required vaccines.
Parents notified of exposure risk after Ichilov neonatal ward guard tests positive for measles
Unvaccinated child dies of complications from measles disease, 15th death since outbreak started
Unvaccinated baby dies of measles in 15th case since outbreak began, Health Ministry says
US CDC plans study into vaccines and autism, sources say
It is unclear whether US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, who has long promoted anti-vaccine views, is involved in the planned CDC study or how it would be carried out.
Israeli teen diagnosed with polio, Health Ministry investigates
“The primary way to protect children from paralysis is through the inactivated polio vaccine,” the Health Ministry stated.
Learning to count our blessings despite war, COVID, hurricanes, and more - opinion
Israel and the world both seem to be in a terrible mess at the moment. Wars, famine, droughts, hurricanes, massacres. Count our blessings? What blessings?
Trump repeats warning to Hamas to release hostages soon or face consequences
Trump said he would discuss ways to bring an end to the Ukraine war with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky.
A new Israeli clinical trial is testing a tuberculosis vaccine to prevent Alzheimer's - opinion
If – God forbid – I show the biomarkers associated with the probable development of Alzheimer’s, I will receive three doses of the vaccine, which has minimal side effects.
This week in Jewish history: Blood libels are not new
A highly abridged weekly version of the daily Dust & Stars.
Israel stops vaccinating against oral polio, for fear of resistant strains developing
The decision to stop the oral vaccine is in accordance with World Health Organization policy.
Polio vaccination starts in north Gaza despite obstacles
The campaign in north Gaza aims to conclude a first vaccination round, with a second set to commence after a month.
Vaccine pauses are not a political matter amid Gaza’s polio outbreak - opinion
Vaccine pauses in Gaza’s polio crisis aren’t political—they're vital for public health.
What does Jewish law say about medical experimentation? - explainer
Generally, Halacha permits only medical interventions whose efficacy has been proven. Yet even with tested treatments, one cannot be sure that the intervention will succeed.
