Anti-vaxxer

Measles outbreak: 11 children hospitalized, three in serious condition

Senior health officials also warn of a potential mass infection at the upcoming Lag Ba'omer Mount Meron pilgrimage, as vaccination rates in certain haredi communities remain very low.

|ByDR. ITAY GAL
Doctors treating a baby incubated suffering from a measles infection; illustrative
IN NOVEMBER 2021, Israel moved to vaccinate children over age five (Illustrative).

Is COVID over? A requiem for the coronavirus pandemic

For many people, the arbitrary nature of the pandemic, with tough rules one day about things like masks, and then rules discarded the next, has left an imprint.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A child receives free polio vaccine during a government-led mass vaccination program in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, October 14, 2019.

Polio will never be gone without full vaccination - Israeli immunologist

There are 150,000 Israeli children who have not been vaccinated against polio at all, the Health Ministry says.

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Antisemitic caricature of Jews and vaccines.

Anti-vaccine activism melded with US antisemitism - study

This phenomenon is occurring through an “enabled and empowered anti-science ecosystem, with antisemitism and the targeting of Jewish biomedical scientists at its core.”

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Is COVID-19 spinning up our reptilian brains? - opinion

What happens when we can’t connect in person, when we’re unable to see the smiles on our friends’ faces because we’re covered up, whether by a mask or on a poorly lit Zoom call?

JANUARY 27, 2022ByBRIAN BLUM
WHAT HAPPENS when we’re unable to see the smiles on our friends’ faces because we’re covered up?

COVID-19 anti-vaxx protests abuse yellow Star of David, Holocaust survivor says

Holocaust survivor Margot Friedlaender urged EU lawmakers in Brussels to always remember the Nazi genocide.

JANUARY 27, 2022ByREUTERS
Polish born Mordechai Fox, an 89-year-old Holocaust survivor, wears a yellow Star of David on his jacket during a ceremony marking Holocaust Remembrance Day

Robert Kennedy Jr: COVID-19 vaccine mandates worse than Holocaust

"Even in Hitler's Germany, you could hide in the attic like Anne Frank did," RFK Jr. said, addressing an anti-vaccine rally.

JANUARY 24, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a rally following a march in opposition to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mandates on the National Mall, in Washington, DC, US, January 23, 2022.

Anti-vaxxer revenge porn riles Israeli Knesset committee

The pornography that was on the Zoom was not shown on the committee's broadcasts online and on television. 

JANUARY 23, 2022ByGIL HOFFMAN
APPOINTEE GILAD KARIV leads the committee in the Knesset, July 5.

Australian federal court upholds decision to cancel Djokovic's visa, faces deportation

The move kills off the unvaccinated tennis superstar's hopes of winning the Australian Open and racking up a record-breaking 21 men's Grand Slam titles.

JANUARY 16, 2022ByREUTERS
Djokovic

My crystal ball on 2022 - opinion

Looking ahead, this is what I see: A rotten new/old nuclear deal with Iran, conflict with Hamas and Hezbollah, government stability but stagnation, and despite it all – a banner economic year.

JANUARY 13, 2022ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
A rally takes place in the Gaza Strip last month marking the 34th anniversary of the founding of Hamas. Israel is likely to wage a multifaceted war against Iran’s terrorist proxies this year.

Get vaccinated or live with the consequences - opinion

Those who choose not to vaccinate themselves and their children are making a choice that affects not just them, but society as a whole.

JANUARY 13, 2022ByANDREA SAMUELS
A child receives the COVID-19 vaccine at a temporary Maccabi healthcare center in Rehovot on Monday.

Anti-vaccine protesters try to storm Bulgaria's parliament

Bulgaria reported record high daily infections on Wednesday, largely fueled by the highly contagious Omicron variant.

JANUARY 12, 2022ByREUTERS
Protesters scuffle with police as they try to enter the parliament building during a rally organised by the political party Vazrazhdane (Revival) against the government measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Sofia, Bulgaria, January 12, 2022.

Fox News shares video saying Israeli McDonalds' Green Pass policy is 'Nazi'

Fox News on Sunday published an article featuring a TikTok video in which a man compares a COVID-19 vaccination policy at a McDonald's in Beit Shemesh to 'Nazi Germany.'

JANUARY 10, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
McDonald's at Ben Gurion.

Anti-vax French lawmaker dies after contracting COVID-19

Anti-vaccine protesters rallied in cities across France on Saturday, denouncing President Emmanuel Macron's intent to "piss off" people refusing COVID-19 shots.

JANUARY 8, 2022ByREUTERS
A protestor kicks a tear gas canister during a demonstration to protest against a bill that would transform France's current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) health pass into a "vaccine pass", in Nantes, France, January 8, 2022.