New data out of Israel, to be published this week, could bolster the notion that a third booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine significantly lowers a recipient’s odds for severe illness. The data is scheduled to be published in the…
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South African Variant May Evade Protection From Pfizer Vaccine, Israeli Study Says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The coronavirus variant discovered in South Africa may evade the protection provided by Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine to some extent, a real-world data study in Israel found, though its prevalence in the country is very low and the…
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Israeli study shows Pfizer vaccine 94 percent effective
Israel’s largest healthcare provider said Sunday a study of more than half a million fully vaccinated Israelis indicated the Pfizer/BioNTech jab gave 94 percent protection against COVID-19. Clalit Health Services said that in a groundbreaking project its researchers tested 600,000…
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Israeli, UAE technology firms pen deal on virus research
A state-linked technology company in the United Arab Emirates has signed a partnership with two major Israeli defense firms to research ways of combating the coronavirus pandemic. The agreement, announced late Thursday, comes just weeks after the UAE warned Israel…
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