vials with Covid-19 Vaccine stickers attached, with the logo of US
pharmaceutical company Pfizer, on November 17, 2020. JUSTIN TALLIS
/ AFP
Lebanon will receive its first shipment of coronavirus
vaccines in February from Pfizer-BioNTech, the health ministry said
Sunday.
“Lebanon will receive the vaccine in mid-February in
instalments,” it said in a statement.
“It will cover 15 percent of the population.”
The ministry said it would later secure “additional vaccines” to
cover another 20 percent of the population as part of an agreement
with COVAX, without specifying which brand.
COVAX is an international initiative that aims to ensure
equitable access to coronavirus vaccines for all countries.
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The ministry said the vaccines would be made available via the
private sector.
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Lebanon, with a population of around six million, has recorded
171,662 coronavirus cases, including 1,394 deaths, since its
outbreak started in February.
Ahead of the Christmas holidays, the government pushed back a
night curfew to 3:00 am and allowed nightclubs and bars to
reopen.
This prompted criticism from health professionals who warned bed
occupancy in hospital intensive care units was running critically
low.
Lebanon is grappling with its worst economic crisis since the
1975-1990 civil war.
The Lebanese pound has lost more than two thirds of its value on
the black market, leading prices to skyrocket.
More than half of the population is trapped in poverty,
according to the United Nations.
AFP
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