Fans To Be Allowed At New Jersey Sports Venues
NEW JERSEY (AP) - Fans will be allowed to attend sports and entertainment events at New Jersey’s largest facilities in limited numbers starting next week, Gov. Phil Murphy said Mon...
US Coronavirus Death Toll Approaches Milestone Of 500,000
The U.S. stood Sunday at the brink of a once-unthinkable tally: 500,000 people lost to the coronavirus.
A year into the pandemic, the running total of lives lost was about 498,0...
Israel Rocked By COVID Death Of Pregnant 32-Year-Old Who Had Not Been Vaccinated
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel is exhorting pregnant women to be vaccinated against COVID-19 after another otherwise healthy young mother died of the disease.
Osnat Ben-Shitrit was 32...
Israeli Health Ministry: Pfizer Vaccine Close To 99 Percent Effective
JERUSALEM (JNS) - The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is close to 99 percent effective in preventing death, hospitalization and severe cases of the disease, according to data rel...
After Ezer Mitzion Conducts Virtual Wedding In COVID-19 Dept. For Parents, Father Of Groom Passes Away
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rabbi Menachem and Tami Yemini were both looking forward to the wedding of the 10th of their 11 children last Tuesday - until coronavirus struck. Both parents...
Italy: Holocaust Survivor’s Plug For Vaccine Sparks Hatred
ROME (AP) — An Italian Holocaust survivor’s attempt to encourage other older adults to receive the anti-COVID-19 vaccine has triggered a wave of anti-Semitic comments and other inv...
Airlines Plan To Ask Passengers For Contact-Tracing Details
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. airline industry is pledging to expand the practice of asking passengers on flights to the United States for information that public health officials cou...
Israel To Issue Badges As Proof Of Vaccination
JERUSALEM -- Israel unveiled a plan on Saturday to allow people who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus to attend cultural events, fly abroad and go to health clubs and re...
YouTube Removes Ohio Committee Video, Citing Misinformation
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Legislative testimony made Wednesday in support of a GOP-backed effort to limit public health orders made by Ohio's governor was removed from YouTube after th...
Pandemic Restaurant Closures Produce Glut Of Used Equipment
SAN LEANDRO, Calif. (AP) — The pandemic’s heavy toll on the restaurant industry can be seen in Jose Bonilla Jr.’s cavernous warehouse, which is packed with industrial ovens, grills...
Pakistani Doctor Sells Newborn After Couple Admit They Cannot Afford The Hospital Bill
NEW YORK (VINnews) — In an incident which sparked outrage and disapproval, a Pakistani doctor sold a newborn baby after his parents were unable to pay hospital expenses, according ...
Biden Rolling Out Plan For $4 Billion Global Vaccine Effort
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden will use his first big presidential moment on the global stage at Friday’s Group of Seven meeting of world leaders to announce that the U.S. will soon b...
Arab Nurse Says Shma Yisrael With Dying Coronavirus Patient Whose Relatives Couldn’t Be With Him
JERUSALEM(VINnews) — Maher Ibrahim is an Arab male nurse serving in the coronavirus department at Afula's Ha'Emek hospital. Due to his calling, Ibrahim has seen many unusual situat...
US Life Expectancy Drops A Year In Pandemic, Most Since WWII
WASHINGTON (AP) - Life expectancy in the United States dropped a staggering one year during the first half of 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic caused its first wave of deaths, heal...
Pressure Mounts On Cuomo Over COVID Deaths At Nursing Homes
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faced mounting challenges to his leadership on the coronavirus pandemic Wednesday as state lawmakers threatened to strip him of the p...
US Govt Seizes Roughly 10M Phony N95 Masks In COVID-19 Probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agents have seized roughly 10 million fake 3M brand N95 masks in recent weeks, the result of an ongoing investigation into counterfeits sold in at least f...
Cuomo Says Overnight Summer Camps Should Plan For June Reopening
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Gov. Cuomo announced a new new set of upcoming reopenings in his Wednesday conference call, including that indoor family amusement centers can open at 25% capa...
Crippling Storm Hampers Vaccinations As FEMA Opens New Sites
CALIFORNIA (AP) — A paralyzing winter storm wrought havoc with COVID-19 vaccination efforts around the country on Tuesday, forcing the cancellation of appointments and delaying vac...
Seattle Woman, 90, Walks 6 Miles Through Snow For Vaccine
SEATTLE (AP) — A rare winter storm that dumped a foot of snow on Seattle couldn’t keep a 90-year-old woman from her first appointment for the coronavirus vaccine.
The Seattle Ti...
Lakewood’s Beth Medrash Govoha Cancels Purim Celebrations
LAKEWOOD (JTA) — Haredi Orthodox Jews in Lakewood, New Jersey, are curtailing Purim festivities because of COVID-19.
For the first time in 80 years, Beth Medrash Govoha, the yes...