{"id":882303,"date":"2026-01-01T02:25:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T08:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/01\/amid-low-flu-vaccination-rates-rising-morbidity-health-officials-clash-over-inoculation-policies\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T02:25:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T08:25:30","slug":"amid-low-flu-vaccination-rates-rising-morbidity-health-officials-clash-over-inoculation-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/01\/amid-low-flu-vaccination-rates-rising-morbidity-health-officials-clash-over-inoculation-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Amid low flu vaccination rates, rising morbidity, health officials clash over inoculation policies"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<nav><span><a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/\">Jerusalem Post<\/a><span>\/<\/span><\/span><span><a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/health-and-wellness\">Health &#038; Wellness<\/a><\/span><\/nav>\n<section>\n<h2>Israeli health officials call for sanctions on anti-vaxxers as flu morbidity rate rises<\/h2>\n<h2>Only 17% of Israelis have been vaccinated; health fund CEOs are divided over sanctions versus accessibility.<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<figure><img alt=\"A patient at a Maccabi Health Center in Jerusalem receives a vaccination against the 'H1N1' swine flu. Israeli health authorities has started vaccinating the population against swine flu. December 20, 2009.\" title=\"A patient at a Maccabi Health Center in Jerusalem receives a vaccination against the 'H1N1' swine flu. Israeli health authorities has started vaccinating the population against swine flu. December 20, 2009.\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/images.jpost.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,fl_lossy\/q_auto\/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_720,w_1280\/699445\"><\/figure>\n<section>\n<section>A patient at a Maccabi Health Center in Jerusalem receives a vaccination against the &#8216;H1N1&#8217; swine flu. Israeli health authorities has started vaccinating the population against swine flu. 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