Health Ministry data shows a 9% decrease in vaccinations against influenza among over 55s, and 10% among kids aged 5 and below, with only 15% of public getting their shots this year; thousands vaccine doses to be destroyed over lack of demand

Israelis will now have to present their Green Pass upon entering a mall and will receive hand bracelets that will allow them to move freely; national mall lobby decries decision as 'unreasonable'

UN health agency says more data was needed to better understand the extent to which the new coronavirus variant may evade immunity derived from either vaccines or previous infection; 'Overall risk related to Omicron remains very high,' WHO says

Planned revision will see malls manage and enforce the measures independently, as well as scraping of bracelets differentiating vaccinated and unvaccinated