The Ministry of Health has approved Moderna's updated COVID vaccines, which target the new JN1 variant of the virus. The updated COVID vaccination campaign is now underway: The Israeli Health Ministry has approved the country's health funds to begin administering Moderna's updated vaccine, which targets new variants of the coronavirus. This latest vaccine protects against both earlier strains, including the Omicron family, and the newly spreading JN1 variant, which has made its way around the globe, including Israel.