Other populations that have become eligible for supplementary jab are medical teams, people with underlying health conditions, prison guards and prisoners; data show protection against virus doubles after receiving third vaccine dose

Explainer: With three weeks until Sep. 1, the government's plan to reopen schools suffers from a myriad of issues, including unreliable home testing kits, lack of popularity with staff members and parents, who officials fear might fake home virus test results

Getting vaccines into arms of many in Israel's diverse Arab community means overcoming three separate hurdles, says Prof. Bishara Bisharat, head of Israel Medical Association’s Society for Health Promotion in Arab Community: mistrust, misinformation and misunderstanding