![A nurse set to administer a COVID-19 vaccine in Tel Aviv, February 2021. Photo: Guy Yechiely/ Tel Aviv Municipality](https://nocamels.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/vaccine-2-350x233.jpg)
Israel’s Health Ministry Approves COVID-19 Vaccines For Children Ages 5-11
Israel is set to begin vaccinating children aged 5-11 against COVID-19 with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at the beginning of next week.
November 16, 2021
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Yom Ha’Aliyah: Immigrants Making Waves In The Tech Ecosystem
Aliyah to Israel in 2021 showed a more-than-30% year-on-year increase compared with 2020, with more than 20,000 people arriving so far.
October 13, 2021
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How Did The Israeli Startup Ecosystem Evolve During COVID-19?
Israel experienced a less severe decline in its startup ecosystem than that by the EU and the United States in 2020.
October 05, 2021
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Israeli Cybersecurity Firm Kape Acquires ExpressVPN In Near $1B Deal
Israeli-British cybersecurity Kape Technologies announced that it is buying VPN provider ExpressVPN in a deal worth $936 million.
September 14, 2021
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Israeli Study Shows Elevated Blood Sugar Linked to Greater COVID-19 Risk
This is the first study to explore the correlation between sugar levels and the risk of severe COVID-19 morbidity regardless of diabetes.
September 12, 2021
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Papaya Global Raises $250M As Valuation Rockets To $3.7B
The Series D funding has more than tripled Papaya Global's valuation, which now stands at some $3.7 billion.
September 12, 2021
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Study: COVID Recovery Gave Israelis Longer-Lasting Delta Defense Than Vaccines
The variant was 27 times more likely to break through Pfizer protection from January-February and cause symptoms than it was to penetrate natural immunity from the same period.
September 06, 2021
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IAI To Open Boeing Cargo Jet Conversion Site With Etihad Group In UAE
Facility will help meet global rise in demand for cargo aircraft driven by COVID-19 pandemic.
August 29, 2021
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Antiviral Drug Reduces COVID-19 Inflammation In 48 Hours, Israeli Study Finds
The drug Fenofibrate, used to treat abnormal lipid levels, has also lowered inflammation in hospitalized COVID-19 patients within two days.
August 24, 2021
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Israeli COVID-19 Vaccine Developer Begins Phase II Trial In Georgia
The BriLife jabs arrived in Georgia over the weekend to begin the trial, which will run simultaneously with trials in Israel.
August 15, 2021
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88 Patients, 0 Intubated: Israeli ‘Precision’ COVID Drug Wraps Up Early Trial
Placebo study still to come, but inventor says medication ‘could be a game changer’ as most trial participants released from hospital in 5 days.
August 08, 2021
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SaNOtize To Launch Anti-COVID Nasal Spray In India, Asian Markets
SaNOtize signed a deal with India's Glenmark Pharmaceuticals to market and sell their Nitric Oxide Nasal Spray (NONS) in India, Vietnam, and more.
August 03, 2021
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Global COVID-19 Deaths Are Severely Undercounted, Israeli-German Study Shows
A pair of researchers collected global mortality data from over 100 countries to better understand how officials were reporting COVID-19 deaths.
August 03, 2021
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Waste Not: Israeli Study Finds Sharp Uptick In Residential Waste Volume During Pandemic
The drastic changes that characterized our lives during the initial phases of the pandemic were also reflected in our waste, according to new research.
July 28, 2021
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Israeli COVID-19 Vaccine In Pill Form To Start Clinical Trial In Tel Aviv
As the world talks of possible boosters, and with poorer countries struggling to get shots, the developer says pill could be a ‘game-changer.'
July 25, 2021