Coronavirus czar says country will begin negotiations after pharmaceutical giant — which claims 90% success in preventing hospitalization and death in high-risk populations — will giant FDA approval for anti-viral pill

Speaking at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting, Bennett says medication could be a significant tool in the fight against the virus; Ash says ministry to contact pharmaceutical company to advance purchase of drug

Dr. Dorit Nitzan, head of organization's European division, says continent saw over 500,000 virus deaths due to low vaccination rates; advises Israelis visiting Europe to take extra precaution, even when fully jabbed

Prof. Galia Rahav thinks new treatment's announcement may not be the watershed moment in the trajectory of the pandemic that the world has been hoping for and that vaccination remains paramount