Category: Israeli Ministry of Health

Researchers Find ‘Healthy Vaccinee Bias’ May Have Led to Inflated Efficacy Claims of Pfizer’s COVID-19 Booster

In a Letter to the Editor published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) on July 20, epidemiologist Dr. Tracy Høeg, physician-scientist Dr. Vinay Prasad, and Dr. Ram Duriseti from Stanford School of Medicine stated that a 2021 Israeli study on Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster may have overestimated the vaccine’s effectiveness by concluding those who received a booster…


Previously Undisclosed COVID Vaccine Agreements Between Pfizer and Israel Released

Previously disclosed agreements regarding the sale of COVID-19 vaccines between Pfizer and the Israeli Ministry of Health were revealed to the public for the first time on Feb. 20. The documents include the Confidential Disclosure Agreement that was signed on July 12, 2020; the Binding Term Sheet signed on Nov. 13, 2020; the Manufacturing and…


Israeli Ministry of Health Refuses to Provide Complete Mortality Data Despite Court Order

HAIFA, Israel—The Israeli Ministry of Health (MoH) is refusing to provide complete mortality data for the period of the COVID-19 pandemic despite a court order. A court ordered the agency in September to provide all-cause mortality data by Nov. 15 following a Freedom of Information (FOI) request by David Shuldman, an Israeli citizen. The MoH did…