Two Pfizer doses ‘are 99.96% effective,’ research in Israel suggests

Two Pfizer doses ‘are 99.96% effective’: Double jab weeks apart prevents almost ALL cases of Covid-19, research in Israel suggests Israeli research has found that just 0.04 per cent of those vaccinated with both doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine went on to develop coronavirus Of the 700,000 people vaccinated, just 300 later contracted Covid-19, with … Read more

Two Pfizer doses ‘are 99.96% effective,’ research in Israel suggests

Two Pfizer doses ‘are 99.96% effective’: Double jab weeks apart prevents almost ALL cases of Covid-19, research in Israel suggests Israeli research has found that just 0.04 per cent of those vaccinated with both doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine went on to develop coronavirus Of the 700,000 people vaccinated, just 300 later contracted Covid-19, with … Read more

Chris Whitty’s fury at Guardian for ‘total nonsense’ claim Pfizer vaccine might be 33% effective

Chris Whitty’s fury at Guardian for ‘total nonsense’ claim Pfizer vaccine might only be 33% effective amid fears it could threaten jab uptake Newspaper claimed only a third of people who’ve had one jab were protected No 10’s advisers say the real figure is 89%, starting 14 days after first injection Controversial report quoted Israeli … Read more

Israel aims to vaccinate the whole country by April – so head to this fascinating land of plenty

All eyes have been on Israel. The country has swept all before it when it comes to rolling out Covid vaccinations. Orit Farkash-Hacohen, Israeli Tourism Minister, tells Escape that the entire adult population will have received the jab by ‘the end of March’, making the country a ‘healthy’ as well as an attractive destination for … Read more

Legally blind man regains sight following the first successful artificial cornea treatment

Jamal Furani, 78, lost his sight 10 years ago due to corneal disease, but thanks for modern science, the Israeli man is able to see once again. Furani received an artificial cornea implant that integrated directly into the eyewall and following the one-hour surgery, he was able to recognize family members and read numbers on … Read more

Legally blind man regains sight following the first successful artificial cornea treatment

Jamal Furani, 78, lost his sight 10 years ago due to corneal disease, but thanks for modern science, the Israeli man is able to see once again. Furani received an artificial cornea implant that integrated directly into the eyewall and following the one-hour surgery, he was able to recognize family members and read numbers on … Read more

Swiss find Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz guilty of corruption

Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz is found guilty of corruption in Switzerland, sentenced to five years in jail and fined $56million Beny Steinmetz, a diamond and minerals tycoon, found guilty of corruption  64-year-old was accused of paying $10million in bribes to officials in Guinea  In return, his company was granted exploration rites to an area believed … Read more

Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz is found guilty of corruption

Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz is found guilty of corruption in Switzerland, sentenced to five years in jail and fined $56million Beny Steinmetz, a diamond and minerals tycoon, found guilty of corruption  64-year-old was accused of paying $10million in bribes to officials in Guinea  In return, his company was granted exploration rites to an area believed … Read more

Woman, 19, named the ‘most beautiful girl in the world’ admits she’s been trolled for her looks

A woman who’s been named the ‘most beautiful girl in the world’ has admitted she’s been trolled for her looks after speaking candidly about her lavish lifestyle.  Yael Shelbia, 19, was recently crowned champion of TC Candler’s annual ‘100 Most Beautiful Faces of the Year’ list, a competition made famous when Thylane Blondeau cinched the coveted title … Read more

Covid Israel: Palestinians in West Bank and Gaza won’t be vaccinated

Israel is accused of ‘racism’ by Palestinian PM after excluding 4million people in the West Bank and Gaza from its Covid-19 vaccine program Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to vaccinate all citizens by April  Israel’s Arab citizens and Palestinians in East Jerusalem will get a dose Pledge will not, however, be extended to those … Read more