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Illustrative image: An Israeli soldier conducts a COVID-19 antibody test on a boy in Hadera, Israel, Monday, August 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Can you judge your COVID immunity with an antibody test? Israeli research says yes
By Nathan Jeffay
Team says such tests could be used as a screening tool for the allocation of the first batches of updated vaccines, once these arrive
Illustrative image: An Israeli soldier conducts a COVID-19 antibody test on a boy in Hadera, Israel, Monday, August 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
July 29, 2022, 1:33 pm
Can you judge your COVID immunity with an antibody test? Israeli research says yes
Team says such tests could be used as a screening tool for the allocation of the first batches of updated vaccines, once these arrive
By Nathan Jeffay
US President Joe Biden speaks to reporters at the Waldorf Astoria Jeddah Qasr Al Sharq hotel, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 15, 2022. (Evan Vucci/AP)
July 27, 2022, 7:48 pm
A week after diagnosis, Biden tests negative for COVID-19, ends ‘strict isolation’
Presidential physician says symptoms almost completely resolved but US leader will continue to wear a mask for ten days when around others in case of virus ‘rebound’
By Agencies and TOI staff
Eyal Hulata, Israel's National Security Council chairman, looks on during the 17th IISS Manama Dialogue in the Bahraini capital Manama, on November 20, 2021 (Mazen MAHDI / AFP)
July 27, 2022, 2:41 pm
Three senior advisers to Lapid test positive for COVID
PM’s national security adviser, senior special adviser and spokesperson are all isolating, as Israel’s 6th coronavirus wave continues to recede
By Ash Obel
This file photo taken on January 11, 2020 shows members of staff of the Wuhan Hygiene Emergency Response Team leaving the closed Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in the city of Wuhan, in Hubei, Province (NOEL CELIS / AFP)
July 27, 2022, 2:00 pm
2 new studies agree COVID pandemic likely originated naturally from Wuhan market
Study co-author had previously called on scientific community to be more open to idea that coronavirus may have leaked from lab, but says now convinced otherwise
By Issam Ahmed
US President Joe Biden gives a thumbs-up after being asked by members of the media how he is feeling, as he speaks virtually during a meeting with his economic team in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
July 23, 2022, 8:03 am
Biden: ‘I feel much better than I sound’; White House says his COVID symptoms easing
US tries to shift narrative to display of president as personification of idea that most can get virus and recover if they’re vaccinated and take other steps to protect themselves
By Seung Min Kim, Will Weissert and CHRIS MEGERIAN
In this photo taken on July 14, 2022, US President Joe Biden wipes his nose after signing the guest book while visiting Israel's President Isaac Herzog at Beit HaNassi, the presidential residence in Jerusalem. (MANDEL NGAN / AFP)
July 21, 2022, 6:18 pm
Biden tests positive for COVID-19, a week after visiting Israel on Mideast tour
US president experiencing ‘very mild symptoms,’ White House says; safety protocols around the leader have been reduced in recent months amid efforts to resume normalcy
By AP and TOI staff
Illustrated: A general view of the United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters, September 21, 2016. (AP/Jason DeCrow)
July 20, 2022, 1:32 am
Lapid and nearly every other world leader to crowd UN assembly in September
Some 80 percent of world’s heads of government and state plan to attend annual meeting in New York, as world body resumes in-person-only format following pandemic-forced hiatus
By Edith M. Lederer
Illustrative image: A woman received a coronavirus vaccine in Petah Tikva, Israel, Tuesday, January 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
July 18, 2022, 1:51 pm
Moderna’s new variant-busting COVID vaccine starting trial in Israel
Study will assess how well special shot built to be Omicron-proof protects against infection; expert says Israel helping lead way in ‘the future of the fight against the pandemic’
By Nathan Jeffay
A syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic at the Keystone First Wellness Center in Chester, Pennsylvania, December 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
July 17, 2022, 5:31 pm
UK study: Omicron subvariant 4 times more resistant to vaccines
US doctor calls BA.5 ‘hypercontagious’ and WHO says pandemic ‘nowhere near over’ as virus continues to mutate worldwide and cause concern among experts
By Michael Horovitz and AP
Novavax coronavirus vaccine trial volunteer Franklyn Howe is given an injection at St George's University hospital in London, Oct. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
July 14, 2022, 5:12 pm
US gets new, more conventional COVID vaccine as Novavax is cleared for adults
Maryland company makes traditional protein-based vaccination, unlike the dominant mRNA shots, as many Americans remain reluctant to get inoculated
By LAURAN NEERGAARD
US President Joe Biden, right, is greeted by Prime Minister Yair Lapid, as they fist bump during a welcoming ceremony at Ben Gurion Airport, near Tel Aviv, July 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
July 14, 2022, 11:19 am
Fist-bumping Biden isn’t reducing COVID risk in Israel by avoiding handshakes
White House suggests US president is being careful about COVID, but scientists now know that people don’t catch COVID-19 as a result of physical contact
By Nathan Jeffay
The sky illuminated by lighting at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, as Air Force One is seen in the foreground ahead of President Joe Biden departing for a trip to Israel and Saudi Arabia, July 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
July 13, 2022, 1:59 pm
Daily Briefing July 13: The eagle lands; wonders of 4th COVID vaccine – and broccoli
US correspondent Jacob Magid delves into last-minute Israeli housekeeping ahead of the Biden trip; health reporter Nathan Jeffay on polio and a promising new antibacterial agent
By TOI staff
Abandoned suitcases at Ben Gurion Airport, July 2022 (Courtesy)
July 11, 2022, 2:43 pm
Freshly lost suitcases said thrown out amid airport chaos, as hundreds more pile up
Transportation Minister Michaeli instructs airport managers to probe alleged looting after TV news reports luggage tossed in compactor as staff rummaged for valuables
By TOI staff
A nurse prepares to administer vaccine for COVID-19 at a private vaccination center in Gauhati, India, April 10, 2022. (Anupam Nath/AP)
July 11, 2022, 11:59 am
New coronavirus mutant raises concerns as it spreads across India and beyond
Scientists say BA.2.75 variant may be able to get around immunity from vaccines and previous infection, but unclear if it causes more serious disease than other Omicron strains
By laura ungar and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL
An elderly Israeli man receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, at vaccination center soon after fourth shots were introduced. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
July 10, 2022, 10:04 pm
Major Israeli study: COVID death rate among elderly slashed by 72% after 4th vaccine
Israel raced to give extra boosters before most countries in December; research also shows shots cut hospitalization by over 60%; says study author: ‘They’re lifesavers’
By Nathan Jeffay
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