Abu Mazen among the first. ‘Worrying’ epidemiological situation
(ANSAmed) – TEL AVIV, MARCH 21 – The vaccination campaign against Covid began today in the West Bank and for now it concerns medical personnel, the chronically ill and the elderly over 75 years old. This was announced by the Palestinian minister for health Mai al-Kailah, quoted by the official news agency Wafa. Al-Kailah added that the epidemiological situation in the West Bank “raises concern”.
Wafa adds that President Abu Mazen (86) was among the first to be vaccinated, but it is unclear whether his inoculation took place yesterday or earlier this month when members of the al-Fatah Central Committee were vaccinated. over 65 years old.
The quantities of vaccines available to the NPC in the West Bank are limited. So far it has received 5,000 doses of Moderna from Israel, 8,000 doses of Sputnik from Russia and 64,000 doses of AztraZeneca and Pfizer from the World Health Organization, in the context of the Covax Project. But one third of this latest supply was forwarded to Gaza. In addition, Israel has vaccinated over 100,000 Palestinian laborers from the West Bank employed in its territory, so far with a first dose of Pfizer. (ANSAmed).