Published: 24 August 2021
Last updated: 4 March 2024
New survey aims to measure extent of undetected Covid spread among children; government expands booster to everyone over 40
Israel kicks off Covid antibody testing of 1.4 million children (Haaretz)
New antibody survey among 3- to 12-year-olds, headed by Education and Health Ministries together with IDF Home Front Command, aims to measure extent to which COVID spread undetected among Israeli children
Nearly 200 COVID deaths reported in past week, but booster data raises hopes (Times of Israel)
More than 1.4 million Israelis have received a third dose of the coronavirus vaccine, with early numbers said to show it provides a high protection rate
Highly vaccinated Israel is seeing a dramatic surge in new covid cases: here's why (NPR)
Israel has one of the world's highest daily Covid infection rates, despite high vaccine uptake (Business Insider)
Israel expands Covid booster shots to anyone over 40 (Haaretz)
Israel began providing booster shots over two weeks ago, despite WHO plea; this week, the country's top coronavirus expert and a leading health care provider said the booster shots seem to be working
Photo: Antibody testing in the ultra-Orthodox town of Elad, northeast of Tel Aviv, in August (Tomer Appelbaum)
