The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday listed AstraZeneca and Oxford University’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, widening access to the relatively inexpensive shot in the developing world. A WHO statement said it had approved the vaccine as produced by AstraZeneca-SKBio (Republic of Korea) and the Serum Institute of India. “We now have all the pieces in place for...
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Health Ministry: 1735 new coronavirus cases, 44 deaths
1735 new coronavirus cases and 44 deaths have been recorded during the last 24 hours in Lebanon, as reported Monday by the Ministry of Public Health.
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Artists rise for the LAU Emergency Financial Aid Fund
Alumni, faculty artists and friends of LAU donate to LAU ArtsRising online auction organized in aid of students whose education is at risk. In support of the LAU Emergency Financial Aid Fund, the university will be holding its first online art auction, LAU ArtsRising, from Thursday, February 18 to Monday, March 1, 2021. Organized in collaboration with ArtScoops, the event will...
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Editors’ Syndicate: Vaccination of journalists, media professionals begins next week
The Lebanese Press Editors’ Syndicate on Monday issued a statement saying that in light of the continuous follow-up by Editors’ Syndicate Head, Joseph Al-Qasifi, and members of the Syndicate Council, the Editors’ Syndicate has been informed by the Ministry of Public Health that journalists and media professionals, who have registered their names through the MOPHCOVAX...
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COVID-19 Vaccination process kicks off in Nabih Berri Governmental University Hospital in Nabatieh
The anti-coronavirus vaccination process on Monday kicked off at the accredited COVID-19 Vaccination Center at Nabih Berri Governmental University Hospital in Nabatieh, as part of the national plan to combat COVID-19 implemented by the Ministry of Public Health.
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COVID-19 Vaccination process kicks off in Sidon Governmental Hospital
The anti-coronavirus vaccination process on Monday kicked off at the special COVID-19 Vaccine Center in Sidon Governmental Hospital, which had received the first batch of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccines sent from the Public Health Ministry.
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Health Minister launches vaccination campaigns in Baalbek and Zahle
Caretaker Minister of Public Heath, Hamad Hassan, on Monday launched the anti-coronavirus vaccination campaign in Dar Al Amal University Hospital in Baalbek. He later launched a similar process in Elias Hraoui Governmental Hospital in Zahle. “I call upon everyone in all districts to get the vaccine,” Hassan said. “The battle hasn’t ended yet,” he added,...
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Covid-19 vaccination kicks off in Tripoli Governmental Hospital
This article covers the launch of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign at Tripoli Governmental Hospital, marking a key step in Lebanon’s national immunization drive.
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Health Minister reaches Baabda Governmental Hospital to launch vaccination campaign
Caretaker Minister of Public Health, Hamad Hassan, has reached Baabda Governmental Hospital to launch the national anti-Coronavirus vaccination campaign, our correspondent reported on Monday
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Hospitals start receiving batches of Covid-19 vaccines
Lebanon’s hospitals on Monday started receiving batches of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccines, and the inoculation process of healthcare workers is expected to kick off soon. The Notre Dame des Secours hospital in Jbeil and Sidon’s Governmental Hospital were the first medical centers to get the vaccine batches.