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Group facilitators of Women and Their Bodies who lead conversations on health and wellness with women and girls all over the country. Credit: Or Kaplan. Fall 2014
So I am off to some new adventures these days, a bit out of practice, but ready to get back to exploring. My own version of a proper excursion? Traveling around the country to meet women engaged in community activism. And while I venture out with my research hat on, I am still always showing up as myself- a daughter, mother, aunt, sister, wife, friend, teacher and more…
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Feb. 18, 2021
Several Israeli women who received the coronavirus vaccine have posted on social media in recent days that they had been experiencing irregular menstrual cycles and abnormal vaginal bleeding.
The Health Ministry received similar reports from 13 women saying their period came early, while others reported irregular bleeding between their menstrual periods.
The Health Ministry s vaccine monitoring committee discussed the issue on Wednesday and said it would follow up on the issue to understand whether a connection does exist between the vaccine and the reported phenomena.
Vaginal bleeding was not a side effect reported in Pfizer s clinical trials, and until several days ago, no such incidents had been reported since Israel s vaccine campaign kicked off in late December.
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A woman receives a coronavirus shot at a vaccination station on January 16, 2021 in the coastal city of Herzliya. (Gili Yaari /Flash90)
All Israelis aged 40 and up can now get a coronavirus vaccine, the Health Ministry announced Tuesday, with the rapid inoculation campaign gaining more steam in the hopes of overcoming record-high infections.
After reports said the Clalit and Maccabi health maintenance organizations were expanding vaccinations to include those aged 40+, the ministry said it had given approval to all four Israeli health providers to do so.
More than 80 percent of Israelis over the age of 70 have received at least one vaccine shot, along with 68% of those aged 60-69, 50% of those aged 50-59 and 28% of those aged 40-49.