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Arnon Afek
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Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market on March 3, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.
Optimism is fine, but the virus is still with us
Israel’s vaccination campaign has been an unprecedented success, but questions remain open and new variants could still complicate things.
Arnon Afek
March 17, 2021
Empty doses of COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Jerusalem, on Jan. 28, 2020. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.
The fight against COVID-19 is now a war of attrition
We need to learn how to live alongside the virus, because it will be some time before we can return to what we once considered our normal lives.
Arnon Afek
Jan. 31, 2021
A staff member receives a second dose of Pfizer's BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Sheba Medical Center at Tel HaShomer on Jan. 10, 2021. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.
Israel will lead the world back to normalcy
May we celebrate Passover with our families and friends this year, and may we remember that we can overcome any virus if we stand together.
Arnon Afek
Jan. 14, 2021
Passersby outside a COVID-19 vaccination center in Jerusalem, on Dec. 31, 2020.  Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.
Now more than ever we must avoid complacency
Despite the success of Israel’s vaccination campaign, we don’t know whether vaccinated individuals can infect others. Meanwhile, the number of cases is rising, and hospitals are reopening COVID wards.
Arnon Afek
Jan. 4, 2021