Vaccination
Israel will vaccinate Palestinians who work in Israel or West Bank settlements
Some 100,000 Palestinians should be eligible.
A rabbi moves Holocaust survivors to front of vaccination line
The COVID-19 vaccination clinic for Holocaust survivors in a local synagogue started out a bit ominously: A police cruiser was stationed outside and a bomb-sniffing German Shepherd was deployed inside, zealously looking for explosives.
‘Mentsch of the highest order’: Jewish teen helps register hundreds for vaccine
Benjamin Kagan, 14, spends up to 10 hours a day helping those in need access a vaccine.
NYC medical chief apologizes to the Orthodox community for mishandling outreach during the pandemic
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration has learned from past mistakes and is seeking to improve outreach efforts to the Orthodox community in Brooklyn, two senior city officials said in a conference call with Jewish media representatives on Tuesday.
90-year-old Jewish woman walked six miles in snow to get vaccine
In an interview after her now-famous hike, Fran Goldman reveals the lesson she hopes people take from her journey.
After power outage, Texas synagogue helped vaccinate hundreds
With flashlights and determination, an Orthodox synagogue came to the rescue when 1,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine were at risk of expiring.
Jewish college students volunteer to help local seniors register for vaccine
GW’s Hillel and the DCJCC saw an opportunity for service. Three weeks later, 105 older adults are vaccinated.
Holocaust survivors are now receiving their first doses of the vaccine — and fame
Lily Ebert, at age 97, and Debra Winant at 101, have every intention of surviving the pandemic too.
In California, rabbis ask why clergy aren’t in first — or second, or third — group for COVID-19 vaccination
Why don’t clergy get vaccination priority in California?
Experts dismiss Israeli drive to vaccinate world’s Holocaust survivors as political stunt
Critics blast plan to vaccinate all Holocaust survivors