The Pfizer Vaccine Marathon, organized by the Ministry of Public Health, kicked off this morning for residents of Akkar, Baalbek-Hermel, and the Bekaa, where those aged over 60 will be able to receive a first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
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Hassan receives their first jab of the AstraZeneca vaccine
Caretaker Minister of Public Health Hamad Hassan received this morning the first jab of AstraZeneca, inaugurating a vaccination marathon for individuals over 30 years old.
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Vaccine firms pledge 3.5 Bn Covid Doses for poorer nations
Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson told a G20 health summit Friday they will supply around 3.5 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses at cost or discount to poorer nations this year and next. US pharma giant Pfizer will deliver two billion doses “over the next 18 months”, including one billion in 2021, chairman and chief executive...
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Vaccines effective against variants but overseas travel still not safe: WHO
Progress against the coronavirus pandemic remains “fragile” and international travel should be avoided, the World Health Organization’s Europe director warned on Thursday, but stressed that authorized vaccines do work against variants of concern. “Right now, in the face of a continued threat and new uncertainty, we need to continue to exercise caution, and rethink or...
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The arrival of a twelfth shipment of Pfizer vaccine
The Ministry of Public Health announced this afternoon the arrival of the twelfth shipment of Pfizer vaccine to Lebanon, containing 29,250 vaccine doses. Thus, Lebanon has so far received 469,170 vaccines from Pfizer. The Ministry stated that details of the daily and cumulative numbers of those who have received the vaccine are published in its...
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EU backs AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine as reviews into blood clots continue
Europe’s drug regulator reiterated on Friday that benefits of AstraZeneca’s (AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine outweigh any risks, as part of a detailed guidance from ongoing reviews into rare blood clots to help individual nations determine the shot’s use. The renewed backing comes after several countries in the European Union and worldwide have limited the use of the vaccine,...
EU will have vaccine doses for 70 percent of adults ‘by mid-July’
The EU will have enough Covid-19 vaccine doses to cover 70 percent of its adult population by mid-July due to higher production within the bloc, a senior official said on Tuesday. Fifty-three factories are producing vaccines in the EU. Our continent is now the largest producer in the world after the United States,” internal markets...
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Information Ministry publishes list of 51 questions, responses regarding Corona vaccine
The Ministry of Information has published, on its website, a new list (in the English language) that includes 51 questions and answers about the Corona vaccine. The list, which is the result of a joint effort between the Ministries of Public Health and Information, the World Health Organization and UNICEF, sheds light in its first...
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EU Agency reviewing blood clots with Johnson & Johnson vaccine
The EU’s drug regulator said Friday it had launched a review of possible links between the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine and blood clots after reports of four cases, one of them fatal. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said its safety committee “has started a review of a safety signal to assess reports of thromboembolic events” with...
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France to mix vaccine doses in response to concerns over AstraZeneca jab
France will give the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna vaccine as a second dose to people aged under 55 who have already received a first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab, as part of its response to concerns about rare blood clotting incidents. The decision was announced on Friday after a recommendation from the Haute Autorité de Santé,...