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Unvaccinated Infant in Life-Threatening Condition Saved at Shaare Zedek
How 4 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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First reported by Ynet · Jun 18, 2026
What happened
A one-year-old unvaccinated infant was hospitalized at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem with life-threatening epiglottitis. Quick diagnosis and intensive treatment saved his life, and he is now improving in the pediatric ward.
- 01A one-year-old unvaccinated infant arrived at Shaare Zedek in life-threatening respiratory distress.
- 02Doctors quickly diagnosed rare epiglottitis, not a swallowed foreign object.
- 03The child was treated in the pediatric intensive care unit for several days.
- 04His condition has improved, and he is expected to recover within days.
- 05The case highlights the importance of routine childhood vaccinations.
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Full coverage · 4 outlets
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Kikar HaShabbatRight · HebrewJun 18, 2026
Unvaccinated Infant in Life-Threatening Condition Saved at Shaare Zedek
WallaCenter · HebrewJun 18, 2026
Unvaccinated Infant Survives Rare, Life-Threatening Throat Infection at Shaare Zedek
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