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PROF. ASSAF ZINGER’S team at work.

Technion close to develop oral consumption of medications to tackle COVID, flu, instead of vaccines

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

An egg shortage due to avian flu could put a crimp on Passover in 2025.

Passover requires tons of eggs, so what's a Jew to do amid the avian flu?

By RACHEL RINGLER/JTA

The flu and cold season is here. Prepare accordingly

How to stay healthy and safe this winter: Essential tips

By MAARIV ONLINE

Illustrative image of a dairy cow.

Bird flu continues to spread in cows in US, human infected

Congestion in a hospital emergency room

Winter illnesses: How to stay healthy this flu and COVID season

By DR. ITAY GAL

The best month for kids to get flu shots is in October

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Bird receiving oral swab for West Nile virus testing.

West Nile virus found to be connected with agriculture and migratory bird routes

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Flu and cold season is here. Prepared accordingly

Amidst reduced vaccinations, Israel sees a surge in flu and COVID cases

By Dr. Itai Gal

People wearing masks pass by portraits of Chinese President Xi Jinping, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Shanghai, China, August 31, 2022

New COVID-19 sub-variant is highly contagious, CDC warns

By Walla!

Flu and cold season is here. Prepared accordingly

How do you protect yourself from winter illnesses?

By STAV NAMER

Call to cancer patients to get flu and COVID-19 Omricon vaccines

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

A vaccination being administered

Could getting a flu shot reduce your chances of having a heart attack? New study

By Doron Kooperstein/Walla!

Vaccination against the flu

‘Tired’ of getting vaccinated, Israelis are reluctant to get flu shots

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

The virus that may cause death: Why you should get vaccinated for RSV

By David Greenberg

Pig at pig farm

US minor catches swine flu at agriculture fair - first case this year

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A trumpeter bird in Northern Negev. April 28, 2023.

Scientists isolate human gene able to fend off most bird flu viruses

By REUTERS

Armenian gull

Bird flu makes return to Israel, two months after last recorded case

A woman blowing her nose into a tissue, possibly after sneeze or while sick

COVID, flu or RSV? How to tell the three common diseases apart

By Dr. Liora Berzag Peru/Walla!