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Passenger on El Al flight from NYC to Tel Aviv infected with measles, health ministry says

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The ministry said that passengers on the flight who are not vaccinated should contact their regional health bureau to consider receiving a vaccine

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According to the hospital's statement, they are in regular contact with the Ministry of Health. According to them, the employee's level of exposure was low - since, on top of everything, he worked with a mask. Last weekend, the ministry reported that an unvaccinated child died of the virus

The Ministry of Health has announced that a security guard posted at the entrance to the neonatal ward at Ichilov Hospital has tested positive for measles after developing symptoms. The main concern is the exposure of newborns and their parents who left the ward during his shifts.

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The security guard was at the entrance to Neonatal Ward A on Saturday, February 14th, and the following Sunday. • During his work, the security guard checked the hands of the babies and mothers as they left the ward. • The hospital contacted the families of the newborns in order to provide them with preventive care.

Panic in the neonatal ward. The Ministry of Health has updated that a guard at the neonatal ward of Ichilov Hospital has been diagnosed with measles. Measles is a highly contagious viral disease that manifests itself in fever, a general feeling of ill health, a runny nose and a rash and may involve severe and even life-threatening complications. The guard stood outside the neonatal ward until he left because he did not feel well. According to th…

Has the El Al flight from Newark become a virus incubator in the sky? The Ministry of Health is raising the alert level this morning due to serious concerns about mass exposure of hundreds of passengers to measles. At the heart of the affair is a passenger who carried the virus and remained in the closed space of the plane for long hours, potentially endangering dozens of babies and at-risk populations. While an official infection has not yet b…

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kikar.co.il broke the news in on Wednesday, February 18, 2026.
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