Vaccine

Scientists find proof of brain activity measurably boosting vaccine response

The study suggests that activating the brain’s reward system before vaccination can enhance antibody production.

Tel Aviv University, 15 March, 2021.
Cases of the measles rise in Israel.

Eleven-month-old baby becomes 13th victim of Israel's measles outbreak

Flu shot

Israel reports first bird flu outbreak in a year after disease detected in ducks in North

IDF soldiers demolish the home of terrorist Jamil Samara in Burkin, October 22, 2025.

Health index 2025: 39% of IDF soldiers report urgent need for mental health care


Vaccines prevent 500 million diseases, 1 million deaths, new report finds

The study also found that vaccines have saved the US healthcare system billions of dollars.

Pediatric intensive care. The vaccines reduced hospitalizations and morbidity

WHO sends over 1 million polio vaccines to Gaza to protect children

Cases of polio have declined by 99% worldwide since 1988 thanks to mass vaccination campaigns and efforts continue to eradicate it completely.

 Palestinian children react near the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip earlier this year..

IDF begins vaccinating soldiers in Gaza against polio

The Technological and Logistics Directorate began a broad vaccination operation for all the regular and reserve maneuvering forces.

A coronavirus vaccine dose is seen being administered at a Meuhedet vaccination center in Jerusalem, on February 16, 2021.

Combating disease outbreaks in Israel: The vaccines your children need

What do the vaccines protect against, when are they administered, and how long does the immunity last?

The vaccine is given as part of the routine immunization schedule in a combination shot, and it provides protection for about ten years. (Illustrative).

Ichilov Hospital launches West Nile virus clinical trial amid rising concerns

Ichilov Hospital starts clinical trial for Interferon against West Nile virus. Dr. Alrai-Price addresses spread of disease, urging people to "Avoid places with mosquitos in residential areas."

 An Aedes aegypti mosquito is kept in a container in Buenos Aires, Argentina March 13, 2024.

Is an AIDS vaccine on the way?

GSK has completed its first stages of clinical research on an injection that could replace the daily pill currently being used to prevent HIV infection and to treat HIV positive carriers.

 A Prp shot

WHO reports largest drop in child vaccination in around three decades

Pioneering research reveals how empathetic communication can help overcome hesitation to roll up their sleeves to protect health.

 Logo of the World Health Organization.

More than half the world faces high measles risk, WHO says

Cases last year were already up 79% to over 300,000, according to WHO data, - thought to represent just a fraction of the total.

A CHILD with measles.

Putin says Russia is close to creating cancer vaccines

Putin did not specify which types of cancer the proposed vaccines would target nor how.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin in a speech on the occasion of the New Year, 31.12.2023

World's first: Patients treated with new cancer vaccine

COVID-19 vaccines inspired UK doctors to use mRNA for precise, less toxic cancer treatment. The results seem promising for all types of cancer.

A coronavirus vaccine dose is seen being administered at a Meuhedet vaccination center in Jerusalem, on February 16, 2021.