Pfizer: Vaccine works against Delta strain

Data shows that the efficacy of the Pfizer Inc. /BioNTech SE coronavirus vaccine is about 90% successful against contagion of the Delta variant (from India), while providing around 95% protection from…

Delta variant reaches Israel

Israel is now recommending that all 12-15 year-olds be vaccinated against COVID-19, citing new outbreaks attributed to the more infectious Delta variant. Israel expanded vaccine eligibility to include adolescents last…

Israeli airport begins ‘COVID check-ins’

Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport is resuming partial flights in and out of the country, but already implementing safety procedures against the coronavirus. The national El Al airline carrier has…